多名知情人士透露，作为一项正在推进的刑事调查环节，美国联邦调查局（FBI）扣押了前民主党众议员埃里克・斯沃尔韦尔的各类电子设备。
消息称，周六晚间，斯沃尔韦尔在旧金山国际机场时，执法人员向他出示搜查令，收缴了他的手机及其他电子设备；周日，探员又前往他位于华盛顿特区的住所执行搜查。
今年 4 月，斯沃尔韦尔遭到性行为不端指控，眼看同僚就要发起动议将他逐出众议院，他选择主动辞去议员职务。
就在辞职前一日，《旧金山纪事报》报道，一名前雇员指控，在她醉酒丧失自主同意能力时，斯沃尔韦尔两次对其实施性侵。消息曝光当天，斯沃尔韦尔便暂停了自己参选加州州长的竞选活动。
同日，众议院伦理委员会宣布，将就相关指控展开调查。
斯沃尔韦尔辞职后，隆娜・德鲁斯召开新闻发布会，指控斯沃尔韦尔在 2018 年强奸了她。她表示，事发时二人准备出席一场政治活动，对方疑似在她饮品中下了药。
至少有六名女性先后指控斯沃尔韦尔存在性行为不当行为，德鲁斯是其中之一。
洛杉矶县治安官部门已宣布，将立案调查德鲁斯对斯沃尔韦尔提出的指控。
斯沃尔韦尔否认全部相关指控。
他曾在社交平台 X 发布声明，宣布计划辞去国会议员席位。他向家人、工作人员以及选民表达深切歉意，同时表示，自己会针对这些严重且不实的指控展开抗辩。
斯沃尔韦尔称：“我了解到有人打算立刻发起投票，将我及其他议员逐出议会。指控提出短短数日，未经正当法律程序就驱逐议员，这种做法并不妥当。但另一方面，如果我分心应诉，也无法尽责服务选民。因此，我决定辞去国会席位。”
另有知情人士向美国广播公司透露，纽约曼哈顿地区检察官办公室也在调查针对斯沃尔韦尔的相关指控。
FBI seizes former Rep． Swallwell＇s phone， devices as part of criminal probe， sources say
The FBI seized former Democratic Rep． Eric Swalwell＇s electronic devices as part of an ongoing criminal probe， according to sources familiar with the situation．
Swalwell was served with a search warrant for his cellphone and other electronic devices while he was at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night， according to sources， and agents served a search warrant at his Washington， D．C．， home on Sunday．
Swalwellresigned from Congressin April after being accused of sexual misconduct and wasabout to face effortsby his colleagues to have him expelled from the House．
Swalwell had suspended his campaign for California governor the day before after the San Francisco Chronicle reported that an ex－staffer alleged that he sexually assaulted her twice when she was too intoxicated to consent．
The House Ethics Committee announced the same day that it was investigating the allegations against him．
Lonna Drewes saidin a news conference after Swalwell＇s resignation that he raped her in 2018 and believes he drugged her drink when the two were planning to attend a political event．
Drewes is one of at least six women who have made allegations of sexual misconduct against Swalwell．
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced it is launching an investigation into Drewes＇ allegations against Swalwell．
Swalwell has denied the allegations．
In a statement posted onXannouncing that he intended to resign from Congress， Swalwell said that he was “deeply sorry” to his family， staff and constituents but that “he will fight the serious， false allegation made against me．”
＂I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members． Expelling anyone in Congress without due process， within days of an allegation being made， is wrong，” Swalwell said． “But it＇s also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties． Therefore， I plan to resign my seat in Congress．＂
The Manhattan District Attorney＇s Office is also investigating allegations against Swalwell， a source familiar with the investigation told ABC News．
