Pelosi On Swalwell-Chinese Spy: I Have No ‘Concern’ About Him, GOP Trying To ‘Deflect’ From ‘QAnon’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defended Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Thursday when asked about this week’s bombshell story that Swalwell got so close to an alleged Chinese spy that the FBI became alarmed and was forced to intervene. Pelosi promoted a conspiracy theory that Republicans were using the story to distract from having a “QAnon” conspiracy theorist in their delegation.

“Are we to a point now after what happened with Mr. Swalwell, maybe there should be background checks for all staff and interns before serving?” a reporter asked. “Obviously, members, staff who serve on the Intelligence Committees and Armed Services, should that be universal, and what is your concern?”