14 APR 2026: Spies and Politics: California's Rep. Swalwell Forced Out // Dems Under Fire for More Islamist Embrace // Obama Officials Lock Arms With Resistance GOP, Shared Propaganda
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Monday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan covers the sudden downfall of California Congressman Eric Swalwell amid explosive allegations, and explores what it could signal about deeper political battles, foreign intelligence operations, and potential blackmail risks inside the U.S. government.
He connects Swalwell's case to past Chinese espionage efforts, including the Fang Fang network, and explains how foreign intelligence agencies use tactics like honeypots and influence campaigns to target rising American politicians. Bryan also examines a growing controversy in Michigan politics involving a Democrat Senate candidate and a prominent Islamist commentator, raising broader questions about ideology, influence, and who is shaping the future direction of American political movements.
Plus, Bryan breaks down striking comments from former Obama-era officials like John Brennan and John Kerry, noting how their messaging increasingly overlaps with critics on the right. He argues this convergence may point to a larger information battle unfolding across media, politics, and foreign influence networks, urging listeners to be more discerning consumers of news in what he sees as a rapidly intensifying propaganda environment.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's April 14th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:12.4 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily Knoz podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | I've got three briefs for you this morning that are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:26.8 | First up, California Democrat Eric Swalwell, was forced out of Congress yesterday. |
| 0:31.4 | We're going to talk about why that matters with a connection to foreign powers and some other congressmen who might just be compromised and |
| 0:38.6 | heading out soon. Second, an Islamist Democrat candidate in Michigan is blowing up the debate |
| 0:44.6 | about Muslims and Marxists running for office in the United States. We'll cover that news shortly. |
| 0:50.6 | Third, former CIA director and an old boss of mine, John Brennan, he's back in the news, |
| 0:56.5 | curiously echoing the same talking points as new resistance Republicans about Trump-Israel collusion. |
| 1:02.8 | In my view and experience, that echo chamber is not an accident. |
| 1:07.2 | That is part of a propaganda operation. |
| 1:09.4 | I'll explain my view on that coming up. But first, |
| 1:12.7 | let's get to that top news of the morning. California Democrat. And Representative Eric Swalwell is |
| 1:18.4 | a representative no more, or not much longer anyway, although just a quick word of warning. |
| 1:24.9 | Before I share anything further, listener discretion is advised on this one. |
| 1:29.5 | This news is not for little ears. Cal Matters and CBS News report that Mr. Swalwell has both dropped out of the race for California governor and quit as a member of Congress with his departure date to be determined. |
| 1:43.5 | This comes after dozens of his staffers, |
| 1:46.2 | former interns and assorted women in D.C. and California, have alleged that he raped them, |
| 1:51.7 | he drugged them, and or he sexually assaulted them, and he did so with some unnamed other men |
| 1:57.9 | that are apparently close to that representative. As Politico Magazine is reporting, |
| 2:03.3 | there are three key women who organize this public push to investigate and get Squalwell out. |
| 2:09.4 | The three women say they are just getting started on this. They're going to ferret out the other |
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