From the Daily Caller: Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California told “CNN News Central” co-host Kate Bolduan on Monday that House Democrats planned to go after private citizens working with the Trump administration after the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
A federal grand jury indicted Comey on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction on Thursday over testimony given during a September 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Swalwell expressed confidence Democrats would take control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections.
Swalwell touted that once Democrats get control of the House, “We will subpoena the Department of Justice, but also private actors who have done these “drug deals” with the administration… college campuses, entertainment companies, law firms.”
“Accountability is coming,” he claimed, adding, “I hope that deters people from doing more of these deals for the president.”
“So they are just announcing their plans to weaponize government now,” noted Eric Daugherty of Florida Voice News.
🚨 BREAKING: Congressman Eric Swalwell announces he will TARGET and INVESTIGATE private citizens who work with President Trump “when” Democrats win in 2026.
“Accountability is COMING. It’s all coming out. I hope this deters people from doing more of these deals for the… pic.twitter.com/1oorUOFlVY
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 29, 2025
X user Dan Brisbois wrote, “Swalwell literally said the quiet part out loud — they’re already planning to weaponize Congress against private citizens just for doing business with Trump. That’s not “oversight,” that’s political persecution by subpoena. He’s basically threatening Americans: “work with the wrong president and we’ll ruin you.” This is exactly the kind of banana-republic garbage Democrats spent years accusing Trump of while building their own hit list. If this doesn’t wake people up to how far gone the Left is on weaponizing government, nothing will.”
Swalwell literally said the quiet part out loud — they’re already planning to weaponize Congress against private citizens just for doing business with Trump. That’s not “oversight,” that’s political persecution by subpoena. He’s basically threatening Americans: “work with the…
— Dan Brisbois (@Dan_Brisbois) September 29, 2025
One X user reminded, “This is the guy who literally had a relationship with a Chinese spy…”
This is the guy who literally had a relationship with a Chinese spy… pic.twitter.com/XVWBbnHS4y
— Thick Shelled Egg 🥚 (@ThickShelledEgg) September 29, 2025
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