Eric Swalwell's Past Writings and Associations Draw Scrutiny

Eric Swalwell's college writings and past links to a suspected spy are now being discussed. Learn why this matters now.

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People are talking again about things Eric Swalwell wrote when he was young and people he knew in the past. This includes his college writings and a connection to a woman linked to Chinese spying. He has not been accused of doing anything wrong.

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"Meanwhile, as far as giving a toss about parliament’s attempts at intelligence oversight go, recent administrations frequently appear to have actively courted disaster. It wasn’t so long ago that a Conservative prime minister was trying to have the intelligence and security committee run by Chris Grayling." Marina Hyde

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/12/rishi-sunak-spy-scandal-mps-chinese-westminster

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"Here’s what we know so far. We have an alleged spy who cannot be named whose name everyone knows because one paper has decided to make it public. An alleged spy who insists through his lawyer that he isn’t a spy. Just someone with an interest in what Tory politicians think about China. There again you wouldn’t expect a spy to admit he was a spy." John Crace

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/11/spies-damned-spies-and-oliver-dowden-the-master-of-saying-nothing-at-all

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