Records Show ‘Bizarre Inconsistency’ Regarding Payments From Trump Foe Eric Swalwell
Newly uncovered Federal Election Commission filings are raising serious questions about how Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) — one of President Donald Trump’s loudest and most persistent critics — has been using donor money.
According to the records, Swalwell’s campaign committee and his political action committee, Remedy PAC, have issued more than $360,000 in payments since 2021 to a single California man named Darly Meyer, who resides in North Hollywood and operates a limousine business called CYD Global Car Service.
The disbursements — over 75 separate payments spanning 2021 through September 2025 — range from minor sums to amounts exceeding $12,000. The nature of the expenses varied dramatically, labeled in filings as:
- “security services”
- “salary”
- “travel reimbursement”
- “personal travel expense reimbursement”
- “car service”
- “event flowers reimbursement”
- “postage”
Some of the heaviest spending occurred recently, with the filings showing more than $120,000 in payments in both 2024 and 2025 alone.
Hans von Spakovsky, former FEC commissioner and senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said the scattered and inconsistent payment descriptions are a red flag.
“This is the type of bizarre inconsistency that should catch the attention of the FEC,” von Spakovsky said. “These kinds of irregularities should cause the agency’s auditing arm to investigate whether these were legitimate payments to a legitimate contractor.”
When questioned, Swalwell’s office offered no detailed explanation for the varying payment classifications, according to Fox News.
The congressman’s only direct comment was:
“Darly protects me and my family.”
Yet, a search of the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services database reveals no record of Meyer holding a security license.
Meyer’s company advertises “corporate shuttles and luxury chauffeur services” across the state. He is also listed as an administrator in “CaliHaitians,” a Facebook group describing itself as a “progressive community” for Haitian Americans in the West Coast region.
Swalwell has previously been criticized for using campaign donations to finance lavish trips, luxury hotels, and upscale entertainment.
Past filings show:
- Nearly $17,000 spent with Just Dreaming Yacht Charters in October 2023
- Nearly $1,700 at the ultra-luxury Burj Al Arab in Dubai
- Additional expenses at 1 Hotel San Francisco, Austin Proper, and Times Square Edition
In the final quarter of 2023 alone, his campaign reported around $90,000 in travel-related spending.
In 2022, filings show nearly $60,000 in travel costs in just six weeks — including a $1,752 stay in Paris at the Hotel La Maison Champs-Élysées.
Critics say the pattern looks less like political work and more like personal indulgence underwritten by donors.
“When you see this kind of reporting pattern — different labels, inconsistent descriptions, and overlapping functions — it’s the sort of thing that absolutely deserves FEC scrutiny,” von Spakovsky said.
Swalwell already faces a cloud of trust and credibility issues. In 2020, U.S. intelligence officials confirmed that a suspected Chinese intelligence operative — known publicly as Christine Fang or “Fang Fang” — established a relationship with Swalwell earlier in his political career, including involvement in fundraising. Republicans removed Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee in 2023, calling him a “national security risk.”
Swalwell has denied wrongdoing, claiming he cooperated fully with investigators.
The latest FEC irregularities are likely to deepen calls for an audit — and potentially trigger federal enforcement review.
“If these payments were truly for security, then documentation should exist — invoices, contracts, service receipts,” von Spakovsky said. “If they don’t, that’s when you get into potential violations of campaign finance law.”