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Congressman Eric Swalwell said that President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey "should send a chill down the spine of every American, no matter who they voted for. This is not what an innocent person would do; this is an abuse of power, and shows a consciousness of guilt."
Swalwell, a former Alameda County prosecutor, issued the statement on the afternoon of May 9, shortly after the Trump administration announced Comey's firing.
Russia attacked our democracy, and now we must make sure it's not rewarded for having done so.
Our intelligence community concluded months ago that Russia interfered with our free and fair elections last year, and did so to benefit Donald Trump's campaign. Now the FBI is conducting criminal and counterintelligence investigations into whether the extensive personal, political and financial ties between Russia and the Trump campaign team converged with this attack.
From freshman backbencher to a driving force in the Russia–Trump investigation, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has come a long way in four years.
Since entering Congress in 2013, the fresh-faced 36-year-old has been chosen to steer the party's millennial outreach campaign, and he earned a seat at the leadership table this year as co-chairman of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
It's time for an independent commission to investigate Russia's attack on our democracy.
Sadly, the two branches of government with jurisdiction to get to the bottom of what happened have betrayed their solemn duty of exercising independence. The window to act – to find out what happened and whether any Americans were complicit, and to implement reforms to avoid another attack – is closing fast.
His third term in the House of Representatives is already shaping up to look quite different for Eric Swalwell.
2017 brings a variety of changes professionally, including new committee posts, new legislative issues, a new district office in Castro Valley and a new Republican president -- not to mention a big one personally, due this spring.
With each new day that dawns on the Trump administration, a little more light is shed on possible coordination between the president, his family, his businesses or his campaign and the Russian government before and after November's election.
And as leaders in Congress, we owe it to our constituents and our country to follow that evidence and hold to account anyone who broke the law or has undisclosed relationships with Russia.
Rep. Eric Swalwell will host an open house at the 15th Congressional District's new District Office on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Rep. Swalwell – now in his third term – recently consolidated two previous offices (in Pleasanton and Hayward) into this new office, in order to save taxpayers' money and make district operations more efficient.