director of the fbi Kashi Patel On Monday night, he said goodbye to his longtime rival, disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell, and suggested he consider interviewing the bureau over sexual misconduct allegations.
Patel, 46, made the public invitation to Swalwell, 45, just hours after the Golden State Democrat revealed his intention to resign from the House of Representatives amid accusations that he sexually harassed at least four women, had sex with subordinates and committed sexual assault on at least two occasions.
In a post on X, Patel wrote: “[Eric Swalwell] insists that all the allegations against him are untrue and now that he has resigned, we welcome his FBI and share any information he has. “
“We also encourage and welcome anyone with information about these issues to speak to us. The door is open to everyone.”
Netizens react to Kash Patel’s post
As Patel’s post caught the attention of X user, one Trump critic wrote: “When are you going to sit down with the people named in the Epstein documents? 🧐”
“You wouldn’t even look into Epstein’s dossier,” asked another.
“What about the charges against your boss?” said a third user, while a fourth said, “History will laugh at you for the Epstein dossier.”
Swalwell announced Sunday night that he was suspending his campaign for California governor after allegations of sexual misconduct. The most shocking accusation was made by a woman who once worked in his office, who claimed that he raped her in 2024, leaving her covered in blood and bruises.
In response, Swalwell vaguely denied the “false accusations made against him” while also acknowledging his “personal failings.”
Swalwell vs Kashi Patel
Swalwell served on the House Intelligence Committee during the early days of the Trump administration and became one of the leading Democrats promoting the Russia collusion narrative.
During that time, Patel served as a top aide to then-House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who strongly opposed allegations of illegal ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
In 2023, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) removed Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee, a decision that was influenced by his endorsement of the collusion narrative and his relationship with alleged Chinese spy Fang Fang.
That same year, in his book of the same name, Patel identified Swalwell as one of many so-called “government gangsters.”
In 2025, Swalwell addressed Patel at a hearing on Capitol Hill about the appointment.
