Eric Swalwell is still legally married to his wife, Brittany Watts, based on the latest publicly reported information. Neither Swalwell nor Watts has announced a divorce or legal separation.
Swalwell had publicly apologized to his wife at the time as he suspended his gubernatorial campaign. He also later resigned from Congress.
A source quoted by People said Watts “is extremely strong, successful and very capable of leaving him. However, since the single sighting of Watts without the wedding ring outside their Washington DC residence, there is no public update on the status of their marriage The source further said she had no prior knowledge of the allegations surrounding her husband. “She had no knowledge of what was happening and is grappling with the same shock, hurt and disbelief that people close to the family are feeling,” the report quoted.
The documents describe two FBI interviews with Swalwell in 2015 and 2016 during an investigation into Christine Fang’s political activities in the US. The documents state that the last physical encounter occurred in March 2015. Because he had taken the sleep medication Ambien before Fang arrived at his apartment, during another interview, Swalwell reportedly said he had little memory of one encounter.
Swalwell told FBI agents he had “physical relations” with Fang on a “handful of occasions, according to the records. He described the relationship as casual and said they never dated or had a romantic relationship. The White House Government Transparency Task Force released the declassified FBI records on Monday after President Donald Trump authorized their disclosure.
