Jungle primaries and the curious timing of Swalwell’s downfall

Published April 15, 2026 6:00am ET | Updated April 15, 2026 10:15am ET



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“Swalwell sat on the intel committee, and there were allegations he had a suspected Chinese spy, Fang Fang, who was associated with him in his office. Now, he was not found to have engaged in wrongdoing. But to me, my spidey senses from having worked at the Pentagon go off, which is, it was an open secret that he had issues with women, that he was somebody who was susceptible, potentially to heavy drinking, to impropriety with women.”

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