Eric Fartwell Got Cozy With a Chinese Spy

What an utterly expected non-turn of events.

Notice the publication of this story was delayed until after it could no longer harm the Democrats in the election.

When it could no longer underscore the threat from China, or its efforts to turn US politicians.

Such as Joe Biden.

A suspected Chinese intelligence operative developed extensive ties with local and national politicians, including a U.S. congressman, in what U.S. officials believe was a political intelligence operation run by China's main civilian spy agency between 2011 and 2015, Axios found in a yearlong investigation.

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The woman at the center of the operation, a Chinese national named Fang Fang or Christine Fang, targeted up-and-coming local politicians in the Bay Area and across the country who had the potential to make it big on the national stage.

Through campaign fundraising, extensive networking, personal charisma, and romantic or sexual relationships with at least two Midwestern mayors, Fang was able to gain proximity to political power, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials and one former elected official.

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Among the most significant targets of Fang's efforts was Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.).

Fang took part in fundraising activity for Swalwell’s 2014 re-election campaign, according to a Bay Area political operative and a current U.S. intelligence official. Swalwell's office was directly aware of these activities on its behalf, the political operative said. That same political operative, who witnessed Fang fundraising on Swalwell's behalf, found no evidence of illegal contributions.

Federal Election Commission records don't indicate Fang herself made donations, which are prohibited from foreign nationals.

That's not how they do it. They recruit ethnic Chinese US nationals to make straw-donor donations. Like they did with the Chinese nuns donating to Clinton and Gore, using other people's money to do so.

Fang helped place at least one intern in Swalwell's office, according to those same two people, and interacted with Swalwell at multiple events over the course of several years.

Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr

So Rep Swalwell who spent years saying I was an agent of Russia was literally sleeping with a Chinese spy at the time.

You can't make this stuff up. How can this compromised individual/moron continue to sit on an intelligence committee?

I'm not sure if Don, Jr. has inside information or he misread the article, which stated that "Fang Fang" had sexual relationships with "midwestern mayors" (almost certainly Democrats).

I don't know if she managed to get Fartwell into bed.

To be honest, I don't know if she's his type, if you know what I mean. Her trying to honeypot Fartwell would be barking up the wrong genitals.

But who knows. I've been surprised before.

And other people are saying she was his "girlfriend," too.

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Update: Twitter's "Fact" Checkers to the Rescue of a Democrat.

posted by Ace at 02:35 PM

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