Rep. Eric Swalwell sends cease-and-desist letter to FBI director over old investigative files

Rep. Eric Swalwell is asking the FBI not to release files related to the California Democrat's alleged past connections to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative named Christine Fang, known as “Fang Fang.”In a cease-and-desist letter sent by Swalwell’s lawyers to FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday, Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate in California’s governor's race, asked that Patel and the FBI agree in writing by Wednesday not to release the files.