U.S. Hits $40 Trillion In Debt & FBI Investigates An Ex-Congressman

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The FBI intercepts former Congressman Eric Swalwell stepping off an airplane in San Francisco.

**Georgia Howe** (0:39)
What does this mean for the former Democrat Congressman and what did the agents confiscate?

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The US national debt reaches a staggering milestone, surpassing $40 trillion, almost doubling over two presidential terms.

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**Georgia Howe** (2:55)
Just days after newly declassified documents shed more light on former Congressman Eric Swalwell's romantic relationship with a Chinese spy, we've now learned that the FBI searched his home in DC and seized his cell phone.

**John Bickley** (3:09)
Joining us with more is Daily Wire editor-in-chief Brent Scher here in the studio with us. Great to have you on.

**Brent Scher** (3:14)
Of course.

**John Bickley** (3:15)
So I know your team has been in touch with the administration about this particular case, and there's been a lot that's gone on with Swalwell over the last year, but we've just learned this new information. So if you could, can you walk us through what happened over the weekend?

**Brent Scher** (3:28)
Yeah, we confirmed this with the administration that over the weekend, disgraced former Congressman Eric Swalwell was stopped by FBI agents, and he had his personal phone and his laptop confiscated by the agents. He was detained for a brief amount of time.
At the same time that this was happening at the San Francisco Airport, agents were apparently executing a search warrant at Swalwell's DC home, and there they seized additional evidence. So, I mean, already a very tough year for Eric Swalwell, but it seems like his trouble is just beginning.

**Georgia Howe** (4:08)
And what do we know so far about the investigation? And do we know anything about his actual criminal exposure?

**Brent Scher** (4:13)
So, the Justice Department and FBI have yet to officially comment on the raid or the airport encounter and exactly what it was connected to. Swalwell, of course, has not been charged with any crimes yet. A source, however, told the LA Times that the warrant is connected to a civil rights investigation into those sexual assault allegations that were made against Swalwell. And authorities are reportedly considering multiple federal charges against Swalwell.