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FBI searches Beverly Hills mansion tied to Eric Swalwell probe
The FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion early Tuesday as part of its investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell, according to multiple outlets.[4, 10, 24 +1] The home belongs to billionaire Stephen Cloobeck, a donor who spent over $1 million backing Swalwell, The Daily Wire and IJR reported.[18, 24]
The warrant affidavit remains sealed, and FBI sources told Raw Story no arrests were made.[2, 24] Swalwell resigned from Congress and dropped his 2026 California gubernatorial bid in April amid sexual misconduct allegations from five women, one of whom accused him of rape.[12, 15]
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 28 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 8 are center and 17 are right of center (16 of them in the Right group). 3 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: PJ Media (+1.26), The Washington Times (+1.27), HotAir (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), WorldNetDaily (+1.44), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), Blaze Media (+1.71), RedState (+1.87), The Daily Caller (+1.91), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76), The Right Scoop (+3.11).
Not rated BBC News, Los Angeles Times, NewsNation. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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