FLASHBACK: Swalwell was dubbed Hunter Biden's 'biggest cheerleader'

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As now-former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., continues to face a reckoning over multiple sexual assault allegations and past scandals, his praise of Hunter Biden and Hunter's wealthy Hollywood "sugar brother" lawyer, who donated tens of thousands of dollars to Swalwell's failed gubernatorial campaign, has resurfaced. "Eric Swalwell is literally Hunter Biden's biggest cheerleader – from reserving the Senate Swamp to defending the Biden Crime Family's litany of illicit activities," a longtime GOP strategist told Fox News Digital. "Degenerates of a feather flock together." A campaign filing from earlier this year, amid Swalwell's gubernatorial run in California, revealed that Kevin Morris, who was dubbed Hunter's "sugar brother" for bankrolling his legal bills and lavish lifestyle, donated $29,900 to Swalwell's campaign in February. Swalwell, who reportedly helped orchestrate Hunter's surprise press conference outside the Capitol in December 2023 while he defied the House Oversight Committee's subpoenas to testify behind closed doors, was one of the loudest critics of the GOP investigations into Hunter during the Biden administration. Swalwell's support at the 2023 press conference by reserving the "Senate Swamp," a popular area near the Capitol that is often used for press conferences, raised questions at the time about whether the California congressman played a role in the then-first son's decision to deny a congressional subpoena from Republicans seeking to question him about his alleged crimes and other financial dealings. 5TH ACCUSER COMES FORWARD AGAINST REP ERIC SWALWELL AHEAD OF EXPECTED RESIGNATION "There is absolutely zero evidence Hunter or his father acted corruptly," Swalwell said at the time. "So I’m not going to sit quietly and let MAGA Republicans do Trump’s bidding in Congress." Morris, who previously maxed out donations totaling over $6,000 to Swalwell's House campaign in early 2023, was seen standing next to Swalwell during the viral December 2023 p…