A group of Republican House members composed a letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “immediately remove” Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee.
The letter was written in response to reports over Swalwell’s past connections with a Chinese spy, who had posed as a college student, worked her way into the good graces of up-and-coming American officials, and allegedly had sexual relations with two Midwestern mayors.
“Because of Rep. Swalwell’s position on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, his close interactions with Chinese intelligence services, however unintentional they may be, are an unacceptable national security risk,” they said in the letter.
They also noted that the committee “handles some of the most sensitive information our government possesses – information critical to our national defense… we urge you to immediately remove Rep. Swalwell from his position on the House Intelligence Committee.
The letter was signed by 17 representatives including Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Jim Banks, Rep. Chip Roy, Rep. Liz Cheney, and Rep. Paul Gosar.
The group also pointed out that in 2017 Pelosi accused former Attorney General Jeff Sessions of being “not fit to serve” after reports revealed he failed to disclose to Congress several meetings with the Russian ambassador. Pelosi called for Sessions to resign at the time.
“Rep. Swalwell withheld information for five years from the House Intelligence Committee about an ongoing Chinese espionage operation targeted at him and his own colleagues,” the letter continues. “Obviously, Rep. Swalwell’s interactions with a Chinese spy were more dangerous and unusual than AG Session’s meetings with a Russian diplomat.”
The group of House members argued that Swalwell abused his position on the House Intelligence Committee by leveling attacks on “President Donald Trump’s unproven ties to Russia” while leaving out information about his own ties to the Chinese spy.
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