Eric Swalwell is a member of the House Intelligence Committee.
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Bannon`s War RoomAug 17, 2026
As of 2026-08-17, Eric Swalwell was not a member of the House Intelligence Committee. House Speaker McCarthy removed him from the panel in January 2023, and he announced his resignation from Congress in April 2026, so the claim's present-tense assertion is contradicted.
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What was said
… How could this have gone on for so long? I mean, clearly he was getting honey-potted, but that's, that was a story forever, but now it's so much worse. Ministry of State Security, they tried to flip her, but the bottom line is, she's a Chinese spy. He's on the House intel, not only is he getting fed the most sensitive information our government has, or virtually the most sensitive, let's say, he's in addition running the Star Chamber during President Trump's first term, and nobody backs him off. What I'm, this thing totally confuses me, sir. Make it make it make sense. …
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Contradicts. Reuters reported that McCarthy officially dismissed Swalwell from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in January 2023, after he had been a long-time member.[1]
Contradicts. CNN reported in April 2026 that Swalwell planned to resign from Congress, and that McCarthy had denied him seats on the intelligence panel in 2023.[5]
Contradicts. Wikipedia's entry (not a primary source) gives his House service as ending April 14, 2026, and the Boston Globe in October 2026 calls him an 'ex-Representative' who was removed from the Intelligence Committee in 2023.[6][7]
Context. Sources describing Swalwell as an Intelligence Committee member (2019 to 2020 and earlier) predate his 2023 removal and do not bear on the August 2026 claim.[3][4][8][9]
Context. The AP (2023) reported Jeffries nominated Swalwell for reappointment, and McCarthy's rejection of that nomination is the basis for his removal.[2]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Divided U.S. House members spar over national security committee seatsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Pelosi Names House Democrats on Intelligence Committeepelosi.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Senator Rick Scott: Eric Swalwell Has No Place on House ...rickscott.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Swalwell says he plans to resign from Congress amid ... - CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 6Eric Swalwell - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Agents reportedly search Beverly Hills mansion tied to Eric ...bostonglobe.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 8Eric Swalwell's 2020 presidential campaign and policy positions ...vox.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 9Transcript: Rep. Eric Swalwell's interview on 'The Investigation ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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