Top Dems go silent after McCarthy vindicated for booting Swalwell off intel committee

"No concern." "Pernicious nonsense." "Spurious allegations." A "frivolous, political exercise."

Those were among the defenses senior Democrats mounted on former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s behalf as former GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to force the California Democrat off the powerful House Intelligence Committee over his relationship with suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine "Fang Fang" Fang. 

Now, newly declassified FBI records and a raid on his home are casting fresh...