00:00Disgraced California politician Eric Swalwell is still under the Fed's microscope after
00:05a series of heinous sexual assault allegations rocked his run for governor, and eventually
00:09forced him to resign from his congressional seat, and it appears one of his largest benefactors
00:14is getting caught in the crossfire.
00:16Billionaire Steven Klubeck, who prominently backed Swalwell's run for governor by flooding
00:21his gubernatorial campaign with $1 million, had his Beverly Hills mansion raided early
00:26Tuesday morning.
00:27Video captured by Fox News showed FBI agents rolling up to the mansion's gate.
00:32A Fox 11 chopper also captured agents walking around Klubeck's massive 9,700-square-foot
00:38Beverly Hills estate.
00:39Klubeck reportedly let Swalwell shack up in his Southern California mansion, until allegations
00:44surfaced that the former congressman had sexually assaulted multiple women, including former
00:49staffers.
00:50Klubeck changed his mind and reportedly evicted the disgraced politician out of his house.
00:54Swalwell frequently lived and stayed out of Klubeck's Beverly Hills mansion, even filming
01:00his full-throated denial video response to misconduct allegations from inside the home.
01:05A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations, and I thought it was important
01:09that you see and hear from me directly.
01:13These allegations of sexual assault are flat false.
01:16They are absolutely false.
01:18They did not happen.
01:19They have never happened, and I will fight them with everything that I have.
01:23Back in April, when allegations were swirling, the business tycoon told Fox LA's Matthew Seedorf
01:28that he told Swalwell that he was, quote, disappointed and disgusted.
01:32I've never seen him out with women.
01:36When he stayed here occasionally, he's never brought a woman here.
01:40How's your relationship with Eric?
01:43Are you guys still friends?
01:46Eric who?
01:49Is that clear?
01:50How did your relationship with the two of you end?
01:54Really simple.
01:57I met him with my attorney, and I said, pal, you busted the trust.
02:04You didn't tell the truth.
02:07Three, I'm disappointed and disgusted.
02:09Get the f*** out of here.
02:11Pardon me.
02:11One senior law enforcement official told The Post the raid was connected to a sex worker.
02:17It's unclear what exactly the feds were probing around for, you know, at the mansion, or if
02:22there were any Swalwell related materials or communications that were left.
02:27There were some agents armed with, you know, night vision goggles, potentially a telltale
02:31sign there.
02:32A source did tell us that Klubik did keep his company servers in the home.
02:37Klubik, you know, he's a bailing there.
02:38He owns a private investment, a real estate and hospitality management firm, you know, primarily
02:44kind of overseeing his investments in those sectors.
02:46There was an honesty report that did capture video of agents, you know, making off with, you
02:50know, at least four or more suitcases full of potential evidence.
02:54Klubik, while he now disavows Swalwell, has also had troubles of his own.
02:58The eccentric billionaire was about to marry a penthouse pet accused of stealing from rich
03:03sugar daddies before calling it off.
03:06Klubik was charged with three felony counts of attempting to dissuade or prevent a witness
03:10or victim from testifying, and one misdemeanor count of making annoying phone calls, all in
03:15relation to his ex's criminal case.
03:17Swalwell is under investigation by multiple prosecutors for the sexual assault allegations,
03:23including in New York and California.
03:25In a dramatic scene back in August, Swalwell was surrounded by FBI agents at San Francisco
03:31International Airport as he deboarded a plane leading to the seizure of a cell phone and
03:36laptop as part of a federal criminal investigation.
03:38Agents also executed additional warrants the following day at Swalwell's Washington, D.C.
03:44home, where they seized other potential evidence, a source previously told The Post.
03:49What the feds were looking for, we get a glimpse of that through, you know, the FBI warrants
03:54that The Post had access to when they seized Swalwell's phone and laptop at an airport encounter
03:59back in August.
04:00In that warrant, it cited the federal civil rights statute that can be used to prosecute
04:04government officials who abuse their government power.
04:06So this statute, specifically Title 18, Section 242, which is known as deprivation of rights
04:11under cultural law, it makes it a crime for, you know, a government official to use the
04:16government authority to deprive someone of rights protected by the Constitution or federal
04:20law.
04:20So in this case, how I may apply to Swalwell is that, you know, Swalwell potentially could
04:25have used his position as a congressperson, as a congressman, to try to silence women who
04:30were accusing him of sexual misconduct.
04:32which is essentially a congressman, of many, especially, who was being used sticks fordz
04:32developer. What
04:32is cuanto would happen? What
