Posted on 07/17/2026 1:11:52 AM PDT by Libloather
Disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell’s zombie congressional campaign has dwindled to just over $11,000 after he coughed up another $50,000 to celebrity defense attorney Sara Azari and refunded nearly $190,000 to donors following his epic career collapse following sexual assault allegations.
The details were documented this week in new federal campaign filings and come as California ethics investigators continue probing more than $300,000 in payments made to Azari from Swalwell’s failed gubernatorial campaign — raising fresh questions about the disgraced Democrat’s mounting legal bills as his political career continues to unravel.
Swalwell’s federal campaign filings, which list him as treasurer, paint the picture of a committee rapidly running out of money.
The committee refunded $189,681 to contributors during the second quarter of the year while spending another $106,427 on operating expenses, leaving the once well-funded operation with barely enough cash to cover another month of recurring bills.
Swalwell also reported $17,893.35 in previously unreported or uncashed checks. He admitted in a separate filing to the Federal Election Commission that nobody still involved with the campaign knows who received the money — or what it was for.
The Post previously reported on Swalwell’s 100-plus booze delivery charges on the campaign’s dime.
“We have been unable to determine who these checks were written to, for how much, and for what purpose,” the committee wrote in a filing with the Federal Election Commission, adding that the campaign’s former treasurer died in 2023 and took the records with him. The campaign said the entries were made simply to reconcile and close long-abandoned bank accounts.
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Accounting for 69 years. I am on year 31 of CPA work. I am about done. Congrats to you. :>)
“I love the smell of Schadenfreude in the morning.”
Swallwell didn't know his place when he dared throw his hat in the ring for governor. He could have been a career congresscritter banging all the chinese spies he could handle, farting on national TV and spouting nonsense for decades to come. As soon as he dared to try and rise to the next echelon he had to be made an example of. He was a member of the club, but a silver tier member, not gold or platinum. If dems let people elevate their position, they would risk having a member(s) of the great unwashed obtain power and authority that rightfully that belongs to their betters.
More like he was a bronze tier member...
More like he was a bronze tier member...
More like he was a bronze tier member...
You can say that again ;-)
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