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FBI searches Beverly Hills mansion tied to Eric Swalwell investigation

Federal agents searched a home linked to a donor of former Rep. Eric Swalwell as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.

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  • Federal agents searched a Beverly Hills mansion on Tuesday as part of an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell.
  • The home is tied to Stephen Cloobeck, a donor who backed Swalwell's campaign and let him stay at the mansion.
  • Swalwell resigned from Congress and quit the governor's race in April after sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies.
  • The warrant remains sealed and authorities have not said what they were seeking or whether anyone was arrested.
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Far left

Notes donor's cesspool warning resurfaces

Raw Story: Ex-Swalwell ally’s ‘cesspool’ warning back in spotlight after raid: ‘Start investigating’

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Raw Story highlights that the raid renewed attention on the former Swalwell backer's April warning that Congress is a cesspool.

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Progressive and socialist outlets such as Common Dreams, Democracy Now and Truthout. Usually focuses on corporate power, workers, inequality and anti-war positions.

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Far right: Ties FBI mansion raid to Swalwell probe

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Reports agents searched donor's Beverly Hills home

The Guardian US (Politics): Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion tied to ex-congressman Eric Swalwell

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The Guardian US reports that federal agents searched the home of a wealthy Swalwell donor as part of the investigation into the former congressman.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Calls Swalwell disgraced as FBI raids donor mansion

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Calls Swalwell disgraced as FBI raids donor mansion

The Daily Wire: FBI Raids Mansion Of Billionaire Who Bankrolled Eric Swalwell

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The Daily Wire frames the raid as the latest development in the federal investigation of a disgraced former congressman and his major backer.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Reports agents searched donor's Beverly Hills home

Far right

Ties FBI mansion raid to Swalwell probe

Breitbart (Politics): Nolte: FBI Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Reportedly Tied to Eric Swalwell Investigation

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Far-right outlets frame the Beverly Hills mansion search as the latest development in a sprawling investigation of a disgraced former congressman, stressing his past closeness to the donor whose home was raided.

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Hard-right outlets such as Breitbart, Newsmax and The Gateway Pundit. Usually focuses on national strength, immigration, distrust of institutions and strong support for Trump.

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Far left: Notes donor's cesspool warning resurfaces

Conspiracy right

Ties FBI search to Swalwell donor's legal trouble

ZeroHedge: FBI Raids Beverly Hills Mansion Tied To Eric Swalwell Probe
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ZeroHedge frames the FBI search of a Beverly Hills mansion as part of a criminal probe of Eric Swalwell, stressing the home's donor owner's separate felony case and prosecutors' use of civil rights law to examine Swalwell's conduct.

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