‘Immense powers’: Eric Swalwell threatens to take away driver’s licenses of ICE agents

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., whose antics in Congress include a long-term relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, impeaching President Donald Trump, missing more votes than any other member, and being accused of tax and mortgage fraud, now wants to be governor in California.

And he’s promising he’d use his position to lash out angrily at the federal government, by eliminating driver’s licenses for federal agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Cal.) will not be outdone again. Recently, Swalwell was outvoted in Congress by a colleague who had died months earlier. Now, he is ensuring that, when it comes to violating the Constitution, no one is even close… https://t.co/j7LQ5yRwph

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) December 31, 2025

It was on one of the spun-off legacy networks where show host Jason Johnson asked Swalwell: “What would you do if you are able to be elected as governor of California? … What would you bring to the table as a governor of California?”

Swalwell jumped into action: “Well, you have immense powers as governor of California and your responsibility to protect the most vulnerable in the state. So if the president is going to send ICE agents to chase immigrants through the fields where they work, what I’m going to do is make sure that they take off their masks and show their faces, that they show their identification. And if they commit crimes that they’re going to be charged with crimes, if it’s falsely imprisoning people, if it’s kidnapping, if it’s assault battery, they’re going to be held accountable. I also think if the governor has the ability to issue driver’s licenses to people in California, if you’re going to wear a mask and not identify yourself, you’re not going to be eligible to drive a vehicle in California. There’s a lot you can do, but most importantly, you have to go on offense. Otherwise, the most vulnerable in our community will always be on defense.”

California, of course, has been under fired in recent months for issuing driver’s licenses to unqualified illegal alien truck drivers who promptly have driven around the country causing multiple fatal accidents.

Eric Swalwell says if he is elected governor of California, he will make sure federal agents are charged with “kidnapping” and “assault” and will take away their driver’s licenses. pic.twitter.com/T58GZT74MR

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) December 31, 2025

He made himself famous with his relationship with Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese spy, and he’s been suspected of tax and mortgage fraud in a letter Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi. He alleged Swalwell may have made false or misleading statements in loan documents tied to the purchase of a Washington, D.C., home. Pulte later expanded on the allegations, probing potential mortgage fraud.

Swalwell has responded by suing the federal government.

Now a commentary from constitutional expert Jonathan Turley pointed out now Swalwell threatened agents’ licenses because he “will not be outdone again.”

“He is ensuring that, when it comes to violating the Constitution, no one is even close,” Turley explained.

“From demanding that any Democratic nominee pledge to demolish the new Trump ballroom to opposing parental rights in schools, Swalwell has struggled to find traction with far-left California voters. However, he is now promising to violate the Constitution. That did not take long. We do not even have a clear idea of who will be the frontrunners in the election. It is like a game of chicken where Swalwell immediately drives off the cliff before anyone gets into their cars,” Turley wrote.

“Ironically, it is precisely what he has accused Donald Trump of doing: disregarding the Constitution when it suits his political agenda,” he wrote.

The facts?

“In case it matters to anyone left in California, he cannot do this. Seizing federal agents sort of went out of constitutional style after the Civil War. The ‘immense powers as governor of California’ do not include dictating what federal officers can wear on their faces or bodies,” Turley noted, citing the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and multiple court rulings on the topic.

That really doesn’t matter to Swalwell, Truly wrote. “He is moving from democrat to demagogue in pledging unconstitutional acts to be sure that no one is farther to the left in the California race. It is the same ‘politics of contempt’ that he has displayed as a member of Congress. Swalwell has always distinguished himself by doing things that few others could stomach, such as mocking a female senator over the death threats that she was receiving from irate liberals.”

He is becoming “more jester than governor. He will entertain and distract with measures that will be struck down in courts. It is the modern equivalent of the Roman games, promising combat with federal officers to thrill the crowd. From California and New York, there is an insatiable appetite for lawfare and disruption. Swalwell will promise chaos and confrontation … and many California voters will love him for it.”

Would you want this man for Governor?
Swalwell: As CA Gov I Will Charge ICE Agents, Take Away Their Drivers License https://t.co/ExACqMfCg3

— Ken Kmak @ken_kmak8542 (@ken_kmak8542) December 31, 2025

He’s also released videos threatening the Trump administration.

I just put senior Trump officials on notice. pic.twitter.com/hGjbhqGlfg

— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) December 29, 2025

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