Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) issued a cease-and-desist letter on Monday demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel halt any effort to release records tied to a decade-old FBI investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese operative—an inquiry that ultimately led to no criminal charges.
In the March 30 letter, attorneys Sean Hecker and Norm Eisen argue that making the files public would violate federal law as well as long-standing U.S. Department of Justice policies. They requested a response within three days confirming compliance and warned that legal action would follow any attempt to proceed.