Newly surfaced footage shows former US congressman Eric Swalwell being met by FBI agents at San Francisco International Airport, reigniting online criticism of the Democrat weeks after his resignation from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations. The clip, first obtained by the California Post, captures Swalwell disembarking a flight on 15 August, at which point agents seized his phone and laptop; the FBI reportedly searched his Washington DC home the following day. The footage has drawn mockery on social media, with commentators, including former congressman George Santos, mocking both the confrontation and Swalwell's casual attire.

Swalwell stepped down in April after 13 years in Congress and withdrew from California's gubernatorial race following accusations from at least five women, including a former staffer, of sexual misconduct or rape, which he denies while acknowledging "mistakes". Separately, the White House has released declassified documents detailing an earlier FBI probe into his past relationship with Christine "Fang Fang" Fang, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, in which Swalwell admitted to "physical relations" with her that ended in March 2015; he was interviewed by the FBI about the matter in 2015 and 2016. Fox News Digital said it had contacted Swalwell's attorney and the FBI for comment.