Newly declassified FBI files show former California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell admitted to having a sexual relationship with Chinese spy Christine Fang over a decade ago.

Swalwell had “physical relations” with “Fang Fang” on at least two different occasions. Interviewed by the FBI in May 2015, the congressman said he had sex with the suspected Chinese operative but never had a serious romantic relationship with her. His confessions were revealed in investigative documents released by the White House Transparency Task Force on Monday.

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