Declassified FBI documents detail Swalwell’s alleged multiple sexual encounters with “Fang Fang”

Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., admitted during FBI questioning that he had “physical relations” with Christine “Fang Fang” Fang, whom U.S. authorities suspected of having ties to Chinese intelligence, on several occasions, newly declassified records reveal.

The FBI documents, declassified by President Donald Trump and released Monday by the White House Government Transparency Task Force, recount two interviews with Swalwell at the bureau’s Oakland field office. Investigators questioned him in May 2015 and again in March 2016 as part of an inquiry into Fang’s alleged activities, including campaign donations, her connections to Swalwell’s congressional office and the placement of interns there.

According to the records, Swalwell told agents in 2015 that he and Fang had been physically intimate on a “handful of occasions.” He said their last such encounter took place in March 2015, roughly two years after he entered Congress.

In his second interview with the FBI, Swalwell recounted several encounters with Fang Fang, including one in which she showed up at his apartment and repeatedly knocked on his door. He said the two later “hooked up” after he had taken a strong sleep medication, adding that he had little memory of what happened. According to the records, the encounter likely took place before Swalwell was elected to Congress.

“FANG left after a couple hours. Swalwell barely remembers the event because he had taken Ambien prior to FANG arriving,” an FBI interview summary stated.

Swalwell told investigators he viewed his relationship with Fang Fang as “casual,” saying they “never dated” or had a “romantic relationship.” He also said he believed Fang “may have wanted a more romantic relationship,” according to the 2015 interview summary.

The documents state that Swalwell met Fang in 2012 and had physical relations with her on a “handful of occasions,” with their last encounter occurring in March 2015. Swalwell described the relationship as casual but believed Fang may have wanted something more serious.

The documents, first reported by Just the News, were declassified as part of the administration’s broader efforts to address foreign threats to U.S. elections and political systems. They offer a more detailed account of Swalwell and Fang’s relationship, which had remained unclear publicly for years as Swalwell repeatedly declined to say whether their interactions were sexual or romantic.

Beyond the relationship, the records say financial evidence indicated Fang used intermediaries to hide her involvement as a prohibited foreign-national source and directed contributions to Swalwell’s campaign at least twice in 2013 and twice more in 2014.

The records also show Fang referred potential interns to Swalwell’s political operation. During a 2016 FBI interview, Swalwell said he understood anyone Fang recommended for an internship to have come through the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association, or APAPA, an organization with which Fang was reportedly connected.

The internship referrals were part of the FBI’s broader investigation. Agents examined allegations that Fang helped provide access to Swalwell and internships in his congressional office in exchange for campaign contributions. However, the FBI ultimately found no evidence that Swalwell committed federal corruption violations or took part in a quid-pro-quo scheme.

Swalwell was removed as a subject of the investigation in 2017. The FBI did, however, conclude that Fang had violated federal election laws involving foreign-national and conduit contributions.