New Documents Prove Swalwell’s Fang Fang Entanglement Was WORSE Than We Thought…
August 17, 2026
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5 min readNew Documents Prove Swalwell’s Fang Fang Entanglement Was WORSE Than We Thought…
Justin Barclay, filling in for Glenn Beck, opened the show by marking day 60 of the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Iran — the date originally tied to expectations around a ceasefire and lower gas prices. But the episode quickly became a wide-ranging news roundup touching on the Iran standoff, election integrity, the Florida primary, the Michigan Senate race, and newly declassified FBI documents about Congressman Eric Swalwell and Chinese national Fang Fang.
The Iran Standoff and Information Overload
The MOU with Iran has expired with little diplomatic progress. Trey Yingst reported from Tel Aviv that only five cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, as Iran continues attacking vessels. A bulk carrier was hit by an unknown projectile on Saturday, and an Emirati oil vessel was targeted the day before. President Trump told Fox News that if Oman gets in the way of parallel talks about the Strait, "we'll bomb them." Meanwhile, Iran reportedly placed a $30,000 bounty on U.S. soldiers.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:06) **Day 60 of the Iran MOU & The Information Firehose** - The host sets up the day's theme: how to process the overwhelming volume of news, using the 60-day mark of the Iran MOU as a prime example.
- 2 (10:33) **Breaking News: Iran MOU Expires with No Progress** - A live report from Fox News details the expiration of the 60-day MOU with Iran and the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
- 3 (16:28) **How to Process the News: The Conveyor Belt Method** - The host explains his personal strategy for managing the daily deluge of information without losing his mind.
- 4 (23:21) **Election Integrity: Minnesota Poll Workers Caught on Tape** - The show pivots to election security, focusing on a new undercover video from James O'Keefe in Minnesota.
- 5 (28:27) **The Solution: Voter ID & The Save America Act** - The conversation shifts to the solution for election fraud, which is overwhelmingly popular but stalled in the Senate.
- 6 (42:46) **Florida Primary: The Threat of Carpetbagging RINOs** - The show previews the critical Florida primary, focusing on the 19th Congressional District race to replace Byron Donalds.
- 7 (59:05) **Michigan Senate Race: The "Red-Green" Alliance Collapses** - The host analyzes the Michigan Senate race, where the extreme Democrat nominee is tanking in the polls.
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Show Notes
We’re now 60 days into the memorandum of understanding in Iran. Filling in for Glenn, Justin Barclay discusses what lies ahead as the MOU comes to an end and the stalemate between Iran and the U.S. Justin brings on Gateway Pundit’s Patty McMurray to discuss recent elections across the country and their consequences. Florida House candidate Jim Schwartzel joins to discuss his campaign for Florida’s 19th district and the urgency of keeping Florida a conservative red state. Justin plays a clip of Haley Stevens (D), the failed candidate from Michigan who lost to progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.) Justin brings in Jason Buttrill to discuss breaking news about recently declassified documents that revealed new information about Eric Swalwell and his relationship with Christine Fang, also known as “Fang Fang.” Justin talks with Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who is going up against radical progressive El-Sayed. Justin also discusses the recent fallout of Dr. Anthony Fauci and the dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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