{
  "id": 2220475,
  "title": "AP report: Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ap-report-federal-agents-seize-devices-from-ex-rep-eric-swalwell-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:47:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-report-federal-agents-seize-devices-from-ex-rep-eric-swalwell-in-sexual-misconduct-probe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Federal agents seized electronic devices from former US Congressman Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington DC home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. According to PBS NewsHour, a person familiar with the matter confirmed the search. The devices were seized at an airport, with CBS News and The Guardian US reporting that it was the San Francisco airport.\n\nSwalwell, a former Democratic congressman from California, has faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including accusations of rape and sending unsolicited nude photographs. His attorney, Sara Azari, has previously denied the allegations, calling them \"fabricated\" and a \"calculated and transparent political hit job\".\n\nThe investigation into Swalwell is being conducted by federal agents, with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and Los Angeles Sheriff's Department also involved in a separate criminal investigation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Eric Swalwell sexual assault probe: FBI raids former Congressman’s DC home, seizes electronic devices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/eric-swalwell-sexual-assault-probe-fbi-raids-former-congressmans-dc",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:53:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}