Swalwell used past relationship with Katie Miller to block FBI files

Former Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell leveraged a past relationship with Katie Miller, now the wife of top White House official Stephen Miller, in an effort to prevent the release of FBI files detailing his ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, according to multiple reports. The revelation has added a new layer to the ongoing controversy surrounding Swalwell, who resigned from Congress earlier this year amid sexual misconduct allegations.

The relationship between Swalwell and Katie Miller, who was a congressional intern in her early twenties at the time, reportedly surfaced during negotiations in early 2026 over the potential public release of FBI files related to Swalwell's contacts with Christine Fang, also known as "Fang Fang." Fang, a suspected Chinese spy, had cultivated relationships with California politicians, including raising money for Swalwell's 2014 reelection campaign and placing an intern in his office between 2011 and 2015.

According to reports, Swalwell's legal team argued that releasing the files would be a politicized weaponization of the Department of Justice. In a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, Swalwell's attorneys...