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帕特尔在多名女性指控他性行为不端后，邀请这位加州民主党议员与FBI面谈
作者：阿什利·奥利弗 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年4月14日 美国东部时间上午10:58
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斯瓦威尔因性行为不端指控宣布辞去国会职务
福克斯新闻记者马克斯·戈登在《特别报道》中报道，加州民主党众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔在性侵指控曝光后宣布辞职。
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联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔周一邀请众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔与该局进行面谈，此前这位加州民主党议员因性行为不端指控辞职，这也加剧了两人长期以来的不和。
帕特尔提出这一邀请之际，斯瓦威尔表示他计划辞去国会职务。此前，多名女性指控他存在性行为不端行为，包括一名前助手称他曾对自己实施性侵，这使得他面临越来越多的审查。斯瓦威尔否认了这些指控，目前另有道德和刑事调查正在进行中。
帕特尔还呼吁任何掌握相关信息的人站出来。
“@EricSwalwell 一直坚称对他的所有指控都不属实，如今他已经辞职，我们欢迎他与FBI坐下来分享他掌握的任何信息，”帕特尔在X平台上写道。“我们也鼓励并欢迎任何掌握这些事件相关信息的人与我们联系。大门向所有人敞开。”
“明智的决定”：斯瓦威尔辞职引发两党赞扬，此前重磅指控曝光
加州民主党众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔的律师威胁FBI，如果该局执意公布与他和一名涉嫌中国间谍的关系相关的数十年前档案，将采取法律行动。（比尔·克拉克/CQ-滚球公司 via 盖蒂图片社；迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥 via 盖蒂图片社）
帕特尔此举可能让斯瓦威尔面临联邦层面的风险。斯瓦威尔是连任七届的国会议员，此前曾是加州州长竞选的热门候选人，后来退出了竞选。此前两人在众议院情报委员会调查唐纳德·特朗普总统2016年竞选团队是否与俄罗斯勾结的高潮时期分属不同阵营。
斯瓦威尔结束加州州长竞选后面临曼哈顿性侵调查
帕特尔曾是该委员会的高级助手，撰写了一本名为《政府黑帮》的书，书中列出了数十名所谓“深层国家”成员。他在书中指出，这份名单并不详尽，还遗漏了“头等腐败分子，比如众议员亚当·希夫和埃里克·斯瓦威尔”。
帕特尔的发言人埃丽卡·奈特重新提及了去年国会听证会上斯瓦威尔与帕特尔之间引发热议的争吵。
“帕特尔局长：‘我要借用你的说法，彻底揭穿你在国会的整个职业生涯。这对美国人民来说是一种耻辱。’[2013-2026]，”奈特在引用帕特尔与斯瓦威尔的交锋时写道。
斯瓦威尔因性行为不端指控破坏州长竞选，宣布辞去国会职务
加州民主党众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔于2025年9月17日在华盛顿特区雷伯恩众议院办公楼举行的众议院司法委员会听证会上与联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔一同发言。（温·麦克纳米 via 盖蒂图片社）
帕特尔于上月下令审查有关斯瓦威尔过去与被指控的中国间谍方芳（Christine Fang）交往的十年前FBI档案。斯瓦威尔的律师在一封信中将这一举措描述为“非同寻常地动用FBI资源来 targeting 政治敌人”。
斯瓦威尔与许多共和党人关系紧张。前众议院议长凯文·麦卡锡在2023年剥夺了斯瓦威尔在情报委员会的席位，当时他称斯瓦威尔不值得信任，并表示“我们不会让他接触美国的机密”。
上周末，《旧金山纪事报》报道了一名前工作人员的指控，称斯瓦威尔曾在她醉酒到无法同意发生性关系的情况下两次对其实施性侵，斯瓦威尔因此暂停了州长竞选。
众议院道德委员会周一宣布对斯瓦威尔展开调查，曼哈顿地区检察官办公室证实已对其展开刑事调查。
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斯瓦威尔否认针对他的“严重且虚假的指控”，但在最近的声明中也为自己犯下的未指明的“错误”道歉。
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Kash Patel taunts Swalwell with FBI sit-down as resignation fallout grows
2026-04-14T10:58:32-04:00 / Fox News
Patel invited the California Democrat to sit down with the FBI after several women accused him of sexual misconduct
By Ashley Oliver Fox News
Published April 14, 2026 10:58am EDT
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393049853112
Swalwell resigns from Congress amid sexual misconduct claims
Fox News correspondent Max Gorden reports on Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announcing his resignation following sexual assault allegations on ‘Special Report.’
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FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday invited Rep. Eric Swalwell to sit down with the bureau for an interview after the California Democrat resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations, escalating the pair’s long-running feud.
Patel’s offer came as Swalwell said he planned to resign from Congress while facing mounting scrutiny following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including a claim from a former aide who said he assaulted her. Swalwell has denied the allegations, while separate ethics and criminal probes are underway.
Patel also urged anyone with relevant information to come forward.
“@EricSwalwell has maintained that none of the allegations against him are true, and now that he’s resigned, we would welcome him to sit down with the FBI and share any information he has,” Patel wrote on X. “We also encourage and welcome any person with relevant information to any of these matters to speak with us. Door is open to all.”
‘SMART DECISION’: SWALWELL’S RESIGNATION SPURS PRAISE FROM BOTH PARTIES AFTER BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS EMERGE
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., have threatened the FBI with legal action if the bureau forges ahead with releasing decades-old files relating to his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images ; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Patel introducing potential federal exposure for Swalwell, a seven-term congressman and a leading California gubernatorial candidate before he dropped out of the race, comes after the pair served on opposite sides of the House Intelligence Committee during the height of the probes into whether President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia.
ERIC SWALWELL FACES MANHATTAN SEX ASSAULT PROBE AFTER ENDING CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN AMID ALLEGATIONS
Patel, formerly a senior aide on the committee, wrote a book titled “Government Gangsters” in which he listed out dozens of members of the so-called deep state. He noted in the book that the list was not exhaustive and omitted “corrupt actors of the first order such as Congressmen Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell.”
Patel spokeswoman Erica Knight revived remarks from a viral spat between Swalwell and Patel last year during a congressional hearing.
“Director Patel: ‘I’m gonna borrow your terminology and call bull—- on your entire career in Congress. It has been a disgrace to the American people.’ [2013-2026],” Knight wrote, quoting Patel’s exchange with Swalwell.
SWALWELL ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FROM CONGRESS AFTER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS TORPEDOED GUBERNATORIAL BID
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel in the Rayburn House Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Patel last month ordered a review of decade-old FBI files concerning Swalwell’s past association with accused Chinese spy Christine Fang, a move Swalwell’s lawyers characterized in a letter as an “extraordinary use of FBI resources to target a political enemy.”
Swalwell has had hostile relationships with many Republicans. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stripped Swalwell of his intel committee seat in 2023, saying at the time that he was untrustworthy and so “we’re not going to provide him with the secrets to America.”
Swalwell suspended his gubernatorial campaign over the weekend following a San Francisco Chronicle report detailing allegations from a former staffer who accused him of assaulting her on two occasions while she was allegedly too intoxicated to consent to relations with him.
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday it opened an investigation into Swalwell, while the Manhattan District Attorney’s office confirmed it had opened a criminal investigation into him.
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Swalwell has denied what he said are the “serious, false allegations” against him but has still also apologized in recent statements for unspecified “mistakes” he has made.
Fox News Digital reached out to Swalwell’s office and the FBI for comment.
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
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