Representative Swalwell wasn’t compromised
in the traditional sense. Let me explain. The FBI informed him early on that
the Chinese woman, named Fang, was a Chinese intelligence operative, and he
immediately cooperated with them. U.S. authorities never suspected Swalwell of
any wrongdoing. If they did, they would have put him under intense
surveillance. There is no evidence that any classified information was passed
between Fang and Swalwell, despite the fact that other high-ranking government
officials were targeted by the Chinese intelligence network that employed her
and specialized in using “honey traps”.
I
wondered, when this first broke, if any Republican officials were seduced by
her, possibly to divert attention away from them and onto Rep. Swalwell. Pure
conjecture on my part, but I would ask the Republican Intelligence panel
members to make the guarantee that none of their GOP associates were targeted
by this lady. While the FBI was surveilling her, they accidentally witnessed
her having sex, on several occasions, with two Republican city mayors of midwestern
cities. It’s all recorded on FBI video tape.
Another
reason why I don’t believe Swalwell was compromised is because Chinese
intelligence would vigorously have tried to get money exchanges on record, so
they could get one over on him. Fang took part in fundraising activities for
Swalwell’s 2014 re-election campaign, but there was never any evidence of
illegal contributions. The FBI checked the Federal Election Commission records
and didn’t find Fang making any personal donations (Contributions which would
have been connected to Chinese intelligence). Since such contributions are
prohibited from foreign nationals, Swalwell would have had his ass in a slinger
if he accepted them. He didn’t, but I wonder why Chinese intelligence never
tried. Perhaps, they planted her for the long term, and did not want any chance
of her appearing on the radar of U.S. intelligence
With
that in mind, it’s possible that the Congressman was compromised by Fang, but
ever so slightly. Fang participated in fundraising for him during his 2014
reelection campaign… and she was influential in placing an intern inside his
office. The two could have gathered mounds of unclassified information about
key government officials, like their habits, preferences, schedules, social
networks, and even office rumors about them. Chinese intelligence thinks in the
long term; Fang and her accomplice inside Swalwell’s office could have
collected such information that would be used to entrap key government
officials in the future.
Representative Lauren Boebert fails to mention that Rep. Swalwell was contacted early on by the FBI, regarding
Fang, because they knew she was good at her spy craft and were alarmed by her
activities with many other political officials. He immediately cut off all ties
to her and was never accused of any wrongdoing. Fang left the country
unexpectedly in mid-2015 when Chinese intelligence sensed the FBI was growing
suspicious. Her “cover” as being a "connector" between the Asian
American community and members of Congress was skillfully played out… until she
appeared in the FBI’s radar. Then, she disappeared.
Robert Morton is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), enjoys writing about the U.S. Intelligence Community, and relishes traveling to the Florida Keys and Key West, the Bahamas and Caribbean. He combines both passions in his Corey Pearson- CIA Spymaster series. Check out his latest spy thriller: MISSION OF VENGEANCE.
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