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California gubernatorial hopeful Eric Swalwell embraces role as Trump’s loudest critic amid new DOJ probe
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As he launches a bid to become the next governor of California, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has embraced his most recent conflict with the Trump administration, touting himself as the president’s «most vocal critic.»
Throughout his congressional career, highly visible clashes with President Donald Trump have given Swalwell a national profile. He looks poised to continue that streak, repeatedly highlighting his tensions with the president as the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new investigation against him this month.
«Nancy Pelosi selected me to lead the impeachment of a corrupt president. Californians will never bow the knee,» Swalwell said in a video posted on his website.
California’s current governor, Gavin Newsom, is term-limited in 2026.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., launched a bid to become the next governor of California. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
The DOJ opened a probe into Swalwell over alleged mortgage fraud and, according to reporting by NBC, he may also be under investigation for tax fraud and insurance fraud. Swalwell denies any wrongdoing.
«The only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long to come after me,» Swalwell said in a statement following news of the investigation.
Swalwell first entered Congress in 2013 after serving as a county deputy district attorney in California from 2006 to 2012. He briefly ran for president in 2020 but dropped out just three months after launching his bid.
In media interviews since the DOJ announced its probe, Swalwell has embraced his role as a target of the administration.
«This is really about Donald Trump going after his political enemies. No one has been a more vocal critic than me. I have one of the only remaining lawsuits against Donald Trump for his role in Jan. 6,» Swalwell said in an interview with MSNBC, referring to pending litigation over whether Trump encouraged protesters to storm the U.S. Capitol building in 2021.
«I’m not going to change a single thing about what I do to stand up against Donald Trump when he gets in the way of me fighting for Californians,» Swalwell said. «I am not going to shrink one bit because of Donald Trump trying to intimidate me, and it’s not working with the other colleagues he’s gone after.»
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Highly visible clashes with President Donald Trump have given Swalwell a national profile. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
In a post to X, Swalwell listed himself alongside other Democrats facing similar charges from the DOJ.
«Like James Comey and John Bolton, Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook, Letitia James and the dozens more to come — I refuse to live in fear in what was once the freest country in the world,» Swalwell said.
His opposition to Trump stands out even as his record in the 119th Congress doesn’t jump off the page.
Notably, Swalwell has missed 16% of his votes since the beginning of the year, making him the 10th-most-absent member of the House of Representatives. He rarely breaks with the party, having voted against a majority of Democrats on just eight occasions since the outset of the session. He also hasn’t made much noise in fundraising this year, reporting a respectable yet unexceptional $1.4 million in the first three quarters of 2025.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is pictured as a hearing. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But Swalwell’s yearslong record against Trump stands out.
As referenced in his video, Swalwell was a House impeachment manager against Trump in 2021 and, in addition to his lawsuit, has used his position on the House Oversight Committee to criticize the president’s policies and behavior.
«Next week, when we hear about someone else who is an opponent of Donald Trump being investigated, it will also be nonsense,» Swalwell said in an interview with CNN. «Of course, I am one of the most vocal critics against Donald Trump. I have the only lawsuit that survived him becoming president — me and the other Jan. 6 officers.»
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The investigation into Swalwell is in its early stages. The DOJ has not announced if or when it would pursue a grand jury trial. Swalwell’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
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Bill Clinton declara por el caso Epstein y asegura que no conocía los delitos del financista condenado por pedofilia: «No hice nada malo»
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Scouting America, the organization previously known as the Boy Scouts of America, has agreed to make several changes, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
The group is under pressure from the U.S. Department of War, which has threatened to yank its support.
In a video message issued on Friday, Hegseth said he had been «very seriously considering ending our support of scouting altogether,» accusing the group of adopting «radical, woke ideology.»
But he said the organization has agreed to implement changes, mentioning five, while indicating there were more.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth walks through Statuary Hall to the State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«First, Scouting America has agreed to comply immediately with the provisions of Executive Order 14173. This includes reviewing and replacing politicized, divisive, and discriminatory language throughout the organization, programs, and all publications. No more DEI, zero,» he declared.
He said that a DEI-related merit badge has been discontinued.
«Third, Scouting America will modify its policy to make clear that membership will be based solely on biological sex at birth and not gender identity,» he said. «That means that the application, any application, will have only two sex designations, male and female, and the application must match the applicant’s birth certificate. Scouting will also make clear that biological boys and girls will not be allowed to occupy or share intimate spaces together. Toilets, showers, tents, anywhere like that,» Hegseth noted.
«Fourth, Scouting America will honor those who serve by waiving the registration fees for children of active duty, guard, and reserve families,» he noted. «Fifth, in partnership with the War Department, Scouting America will introduce a new military service merit badge.»
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United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a visit to Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
The organization said in a statement on Friday, «Scouting America is proud to uphold our longstanding commitment to military families across the globe through a renewed, strengthened partnership with the Department of War. Over several months, we engaged in dialogue with Department leadership to align on how we could deepen our service to military families, while making programmatic updates to comply with Executive Order 14173.»
«Today we are moving forward with implementing new programmatic elements that deliver on that mission: waiving registration fees for military families, launching a new merit badge focused on military service and veterans, and reinforcing our commitment to Scouting’s foundational ideas: leadership, character, duty to God, duty to country and service,» the release noted.
Earlier this month, Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs Sean Parnell said in a post on X, «Our review of the DoW’s financial assistance and partnership with Scouting America, including its quadrennial National Jamboree celebration, has been rigorous and ongoing.»
Hegseth said in his video message on Friday that the department will evaluate the group’s progress in six months.
He said the Department of War’s «support for Scouting America is contingent on them making substantial progress toward reaching these and many other positive changes in the next six months.»
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Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 17, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
«If we’re unsatisfied with Scouting America’s progress toward and commitment to the agreed-upon reforms, we will find them in violation of the president’s executive order and cease our support,» he said. «Ideally, I believe the Boy Scouts should go back to being the Boy Scouts, as originally founded, a group that develops boys into men. Maybe someday.»
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Bill Clinton testifica en el Congreso de EE.UU. por su relación con Epstein: “No vi nada ni hice nada malo”
El expresidente estadounidense Bill Clinton comenzó a declarar este viernes ante una comisión del Congreso en Washington DC que investiga los vínculos de figuras públicas con el financista acusado de delitos sexuales Jeffrey Epstein, en una audiencia marcada por la tensión partidaria y los intentos de los demócratas de redirigir el foco hacia la relación del actual mandatario, Donald Trump, con el empresario fallecido en prisión en 2019.
Clinton, de 79 años, aparece mencionado de forma destacada en las más recientes revelaciones de los llamados “archivos Epstein”, difundidos tras la publicación de millones de documentos por parte del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos.
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En su declaración inicial, el exmandatario reiteró que rompió relaciones con Epstein “bastante antes” de que este fuera condenado en 2008. “No tenía idea de los delitos que (Epstein) estaba cometiendo. No importa cuántas fotos me muestren, hay dos cosas que, al final, importan más que sus interpretaciones de esas fotos de hace 20 años. Sé lo que vi y, más importante aún, lo que no vi. Sé lo que hice y, más importante aún, lo que no hice”, afirmó.
“Ni siquiera con la perspectiva que da el tiempo, nunca vi nada que me hiciera dudar”, agregó.
Esta foto sin fecha de la colección personal de Jeffrey Epstein, proporcionada por los demócratas del Comité de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes el 12 de diciembre de 2025, muestra al expresidente Bill Clinton posando con Epstein y Ghislaine Maxwell (2.ª por la derecha). (Foto: AFP)
En estas declaraciones iniciales, que el expresidente hizo públicas en su cuenta de X, se mostró muy contundente: “No vi nada ni hice nada malo”.
Y señaló: “Como alguien que creció en un hogar con violencia doméstica, no solo no habría volado en su avión si hubiera tenido la menor idea de lo que estaba haciendo, sino que lo habría denunciado yo mismo”.
La comparecencia se produjo un día después de la de Hillary Clinton, quien también declaró en Chappaqua, cerca de Nueva York, donde reside la pareja. Ambos solicitaron que las audiencias fueran públicas y televisadas, pero el Comité de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes resolvió realizarlas a puertas cerradas.
“Nos llevó siete meses traer a los Clinton hasta aquí. Ahora que los tenemos, vamos a hacer muchas preguntas”, afirmó el presidente del comité, el republicano James Comer.
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Desde la bancada demócrata, el legislador Suhas Subramanyam pidió que Trump sea citado a declarar. “Seamos realistas, hoy estamos hablando con el presidente equivocado”, dijo, al acusar al mandatario de obstaculizar la investigación.
Durante su testimonio, Bill Clinton reconoció haber volado en el avión de Epstein en varias ocasiones a comienzos de los años 2000 para actividades humanitarias vinculadas a la Fundación Clinton, aunque negó haber visitado la isla privada del financista en el Caribe. Bill Clinton y una mujer aparecen en esta imagen tomada en la finca de Jeffrey Epstein y publicada por el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos el 19 de diciembre de 2025 (Foto: REUTERS)
También remarcó que la mera mención en los archivos no constituye prueba de delito y que no existen acusaciones en su contra.
En paralelo, nuevas fotografías surgidas de los archivos de Epstein muestran al exmandatario recostado en una bañera de hidromasaje —con parte de la imagen censurada— y en otra nadando junto a una mujer identificada como Ghislaine Maxwell, excolaboradora del financista. El expresidente estadounidense Bill Clinton nada en una piscina junto a Ghislaine Maxwell en esta imagen publicada por el Departamento de Justicia en Washington DC el 19 de diciembre de 2025. (Foto: REUTERS)
Por su parte, Hillary Clinton afirmó que su citación se basó en la “suposición” de que tenía información sobre las actividades delictivas de Epstein y Maxwell. “Permítanme ser lo más clara posible: no tengo esa información”, declaró, y negó haber viajado en el avión del financista o visitado su isla.
Epstein, un influyente financista neoyorquino con vínculos entre ricos y poderosos, fue condenado en 2008 por solicitar sexo a menores de edad y murió en 2019 en una cárcel de Nueva York mientras enfrentaba un segundo juicio por tráfico sexual, en una muerte considerada suicidio.
Los Clinton habían rechazado inicialmente las citaciones, pero accedieron a declarar tras la amenaza republicana de desacato. Los demócratas, en tanto, sostienen que la pesquisa ha sido utilizada con fines políticos más que como una investigación genuina.
(Con información de AFP)
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