<p>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) claimed during an interview on Sunday that his past relationship with a suspected Chinese spy did not compromise U.S. national security.</p>
<p>Swalwell made the remarks during an interview broadcast on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday while talking about being booted off the House Intelligence Committee.</p>
<p>“Did you put yourself in a vulnerable position in any way, so that this alleged Chinese spy could have benefited or even learned American secrets?” Bash asked.</p>
<p>“Absolutely not,” Swalwell responded. “But, Dana, don&#8217;t take my word for it. Take the FBI&#8217;s word for it. They never talk about ongoing investigations. And former Chairman [Adam] Schiff knows this, as a member of the Gang of Eight. Three different times, they came out and said two things. All I did was help them and, also, I was never under any suspicion of wrongdoing.”</p>
<p>“This is some Bakersfield B.S. It&#8217;s Kevin McCarthy weaponizing his ability to commit this political abuse, because he perceives me, just like Mr. Schiff and Ms. Omar, as an effective political opponent,” Swalwell added.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Democrat Eric Swalwell says he did not compromise national security through his past relationship with a Chinese spy. <a href="https://t.co/CvTVzsdtbi">pic.twitter.com/CvTVzsdtbi</a></p>
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<p>TRANSCRIPT:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>DANA BASH, CNN HOST: On that, Congressman, you were also removed by Republicans from the Intelligence Committee. What the speaker said about you is that, beginning in 2012, a suspected Chinese spy developed ties to you and to your office, even put an intern there, raised campaign funds for you.</em></p>
<p><em>You say very clearly you cut off ties with this person back in 2015 when you found out. You cooperated with the FBI. But the bottom line question is this. Did you put yourself in a vulnerable position in any way, so that this alleged Chinese spy could have benefited or even learned American secrets?</em></p>
<p><em>REP. ERIC SWALWELL (D-CA): Absolutely not.</em></p>
<p><em>But, Dana, don&#8217;t take my word for it. Take the FBI&#8217;s word for it. They never talk about ongoing investigations. And former Chairman Schiff knows this, as a member of the Gang of Eight. Three different times, they came out and said two things. All I did was help them and, also, I was never under any suspicion of wrongdoing.</em></p>
<p><em>But, more than that, Chairman &#8212; Speaker Boehner was briefed on this investigation. He could have removed me, just as Speaker McCarthy did. He didn&#8217;t. Devin Nunes was the chair of the Intelligence Committee, never made a public peep about this. Paul Ryan would have access to the same investigation, reappointed me to the committee.</em></p>
<p><em>Donald Trump, who villainized me at every rally, more access to classified information than any person who walked the earth, if he could have weaponized that to go after me, you know he would have. There&#8217;s nothing there.</em></p>
<p><em>I did what every American should have. This is some Bakersfield B.S. It&#8217;s Kevin McCarthy weaponizing his ability to commit this political abuse, because he perceives me, just like Mr. Schiff and Ms. Omar, as an effective political opponent.</em></p></blockquote>

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