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Newly unearthed Federal Election Commission records show that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), one of President Donald Trump\u2019s most outspoken critics, has made more than $360,000 in campaign payments since 2021 to a California man for \u2018bizarre\u2019 reasons.According to FEC filings, Swalwell\u2019s campaign committee and his political action committee, Remedy PAC, have issued more than 75 payments to an individual named Darly Meyer, a North Hollywood resident who also operates a limousine business called CYD Global Car Service.The payments, which span from 2021 through September 2025, vary from as little as $53 to more than $12,000 each. Filings list a wide range of descriptions for the disbursements, including \u201csecurity services,\u201d \u201csalary,\u201d \u201ctravel reimbursement,\u201d \u201cpersonal travel expense reimbursement,\u201d \u201ccar service,\u201d \u201cevent flowers reimbursement,\u201d and \u201cpostage.\u201d Individual payments totaled more than $120,000 in both 2024 and 2025 alone.<\/p>\n
Hans von Spakovsky, a former FEC commissioner and senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said the pattern of inconsistencies should trigger a formal review by the agency\u2019s enforcement arm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the type of bizarre inconsistency that should catch the attention of the FEC,\u201d von Spakovsky said. \u201cThese kinds of irregularities should cause the agency\u2019s auditing arm to investigate whether these were legitimate payments to a legitimate contractor.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Swalwell\u2019s campaign did not provide a detailed explanation for the varied classifications, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n
When reached for comment, the California Democrat replied only, \u201cDarly protects me and my family.\u201d However, a search of the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services database found no record of a state-issued security license for Meyer.<\/p>\n
Public records show that Meyer\u2019s business car service markets itself as a provider of \u201ccorporate shuttles and luxury chauffeur services\u201d across California. He also serves as an administrator for a Facebook group called CaliHaitians, which describes itself as a \u201cprogressive community\u201d for Haitian Americans living in the western United States.<\/p>\n
The findings come as Swalwell continues to face scrutiny for his campaign\u2019s history of lavish spending on travel, entertainment, and luxury accommodations abroad. Past FEC filings show that Swalwell\u2019s campaign has repeatedly billed thousands of dollars for first-class hotels, private yacht charters, and luxury transportation services.In October 2023, his campaign reported spending nearly $17,000 with Just Dreaming Yacht Charters, a San Francisco-based company that advertises \u201crelaxing and luxurious\u201d yacht outings for up to 40 guests. His 2023 year-end filing also showed nearly $1,700 in charges at Dubai\u2019s five-star Burj Al Arab Hotel, along with additional expenses at 1 Hotel San Francisco, Austin Proper Hotel, and the Times Square Edition in New York.<\/p>\n
In total, Swalwell\u2019s campaign reported roughly $90,000 in travel-related expenses during the final three months of 2023 alone. Earlier filings from 2022 showed nearly $60,000 in travel spending over a six-week span, including a $1,752 charge at Hotel La Maison Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris.<\/p>\n
These revelations have fueled accusations from conservative watchdogs and critics that Swalwell\u2019s committees function as \u201cpersonal slush funds\u201d under the guise of campaign expenditures.Von Spakovsky said the discrepancies in the Meyer payments highlight a larger transparency problem. \u201cWhen you see this kind of reporting pattern \u2014 different labels, inconsistent descriptions, and overlapping functions \u2014 it\u2019s the sort of thing that absolutely deserves FEC scrutiny,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Swalwell, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee and has been one of Trump\u2019s most combative opponents in Congress, has long been a target of Republican criticism over ethics and security concerns.<\/p>\n
In 2020, intelligence officials confirmed that a suspected Chinese spy known as Christine Fang, or \u201cFang Fang,\u201d had developed ties to Swalwell earlier in his career, including through political fundraising. House Republicans later cited that relationship when removing him from the House Intelligence Committee in 2023, calling him a \u201cnational security risk.\u201d Swalwell denied wrongdoing, saying he cooperated fully with the FBI and was never accused of misconduct.<\/p>\n
The new FEC irregularities are expected to draw further attention from federal regulators.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf these payments were truly for security, then documentation should exist \u2014 invoices, contracts, service receipts,\u201d von Spakovsky said. \u201cIf they don\u2019t, that\u2019s when you get into potential violations of campaign finance law.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a letter to Cook, Trump wrote, \u201cPursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, effective immediately. I have determined that there is sufficient cause to remove you from your position.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cook, appointed to the Fed\u2019s Board of Governors by President Joe Biden, has filed a lawsuit challenging her removal.<\/p>\n
The suit, assigned to a Biden-appointed federal judge, names Trump, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Chairman Jerome Powell as defendants. She is represented by attorneys Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen.<\/p>\n
At the center of the case is a dispute over Cook\u2019s real estate holdings. Pulte\u2019s referral alleges Cook committed mortgage fraud by misrepresenting the occupancy status of two properties.<\/p>\n
According to the referral, Cook obtained a mortgage for a Michigan home as her \u201cprimary residence\u201d and, within weeks, claimed the same status for a condo in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have obtained a document Lisa Cook submitted to the U.S. Government while serving as Federal Reserve Governor. In it, on February 28, 2023, she represents to the U.S. Government that the Atlanta property is her personal residence,\u201d Pulte stated. \u201cHowever, Lisa Cook, as a then-sitting Fed Governor and six months earlier, on September 1, 2022, appears to have listed that same property for rent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pulte argued that the timing of the two loans indicated Cook\u2019s lenders may not have been aware of each other\u2019s underwriting processes, a situation he described as consistent with occupancy fraud. Such cases typically involve borrowers designating multiple properties as primary residences to obtain lower interest rates or more favorable terms.<\/p>\n
Cook\u2019s legal complaint did not directly dispute the timeline of her mortgage filings but framed the allegations as overstated.<\/p>\n
The complaint stated that the president\u2019s justification for removal was \u201cthe unsubstantiated and unproven allegation that Governor Cook \u2018potentially\u2019 erred in filling out a mortgage form prior to her Senate confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her lawyers argued that even if errors occurred, they did not rise to the legal standard of \u201ccause\u201d for removal under the Federal Reserve Act.<\/p>\n
The filing further acknowledged that Cook had manufactured certain documents but attributed the matter to clerical mistakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if the President had been more careful in obscuring his real justification for targeting Governor Cook, the President\u2019s concocted basis for removal\u2014the unsubstantiated and unproven allegation that Governor Cook \u2018potentially\u2019 erred in filling out a mortgage form\u2026 does not amount to \u2018cause,\u2019\u201d the complaint read.<\/p>\n
The case has drawn heightened attention given Cook\u2019s appointment as the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board in its 111-year history \u2014 an attempt by the former Biden administration to add diversity to the powerful financial body.<\/p>\n
Her lawyers emphasized this in their filing, noting: \u201cGovernor Cook is the first Black woman to sit on the Federal Reserve\u2019s Board.\u201d<\/p>\n
The outcome of the lawsuit could set precedent for how presidents may exercise removal powers over Federal Reserve governors, a body historically viewed as independent from partisan pressures.<\/p>\n
Legal experts say the dispute will likely turn on how courts interpret \u201ccause\u201d under the Federal Reserve Act, as well as the weight of the allegations against Cook.<\/p>\n
The Federal Reserve has not issued a public statement regarding Cook\u2019s dismissal or the pending litigation. At stake in the lawsuit is a potential federal court ruling clarifying that the Federal Reserve is under the authority of the executive branch or else it is wielding \u201cunconstitutional\u201d authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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