Pelosi rallies behind Swalwell amid Chinese spy firestorm

[DonViejo]

The suspected Chinese spy allegedly helped with fundraising for Swalwell and helped land an intern in his office.

By NICK NIEDZWIADEK

12/10/2020 12:15 PM EST

Updated: 12/10/2020 12:36 PM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave a vote of confidence Thursday to Rep. Eric Swalwell after revelations of his interactions with a suspected Chinese spy set off a furor among Republicans in Congress. “I don't have any concern about Mr. Swalwell,” Pelosi told reporters.

Pelosi also admonished House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for calling for Swalwell to lose his seat on the House Intelligence Committee. “I do think that it is unfortunate that Mr. McCarthy is trying to make an issue of this,” she said.

“But you know what he's trying to do, he's trying to deflect attention from the fact that he has QAnon in his delegation over there,” Pelosi added, referring to an outlandish conspiracy theory that has taken root among some conservatives and put Republicans on the defensive.

Pelosi said she and other congressional leaders were informed in 2015 about the matter at the same time that Swalwell was by the FBI. Law enforcement authorities were monitoring the woman at the center of the controversy and believed her to be an operative of China’s Ministry of State Security.

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[elleng]

1. "I do think that it is unfortunate that Mr. McCarthy is trying to make an issue of this," she said.

“But you know what he's trying to do, he's trying to deflect attention from the fact that he has QAnon in his delegation over there,”

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. K & R!

[EarlG]

3. Wait, it's a "firestorm" now?

So five years ago Eric Swalwell was warned that a potential Chinese spy was trying to embed herself into his campaign, and he immediately cut off all contact with her.

Swalwell immediately cut off contact with Fang — who is no longer in the country — when the FBI alerted him, and he has not been accused of any improper actions in his dealings with her.

Ooh, scandal!



My eyeroll is directed at Politico of course, not you OP.

[Grasswire2]

4. always remember their strategy: "flood the zone with shit"

Somewhere in a back room, the kraken-heads crank out "scandal" after "scandal" to distract and deflect.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. So, Rep. Eric Swalwell is acquainted with hundreds of similar constituents.....

and McCarthy acts as if one was walking about in 2015 wearing a Chinese military uniform. The Rethugs are getting more desperate by the day in grasping for random straws.

Where's his outrage over McConnell being married to Elaine Chao, whose family has strong connections to China. He should be calling for Mitch to resign!

Where's his outrage over the group of his associates that sucked up to nefarious actors during a trip to Russia in 2018? That whole gang surely must be shamed!

Where's his outrage over tRump's frequent associations with known dictators and criminals?...... .....