{"id":1559,"date":"2026-08-20T18:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:10:14","slug":"the-spectacle-ep-456-why-did-the-fbi-ignore-audra-christiansens-epstein-case-and-eric-swalwells-china-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=1559","title":{"rendered":"<i>The Spectacle<\/i> Ep. 456: Why Did the FBI Ignore Audra Christiansen\u2019s Epstein Case and Eric Swalwell\u2019s China Connections?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0ubKG2LFzmYZTtCVzkgJh9?utm_source=generator&amp;si=3ef7ab65de2e4b35\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p><p>Declassified documents from the FBI from an operation codenamed \u201cFreshman 15\u201d identified Christine Fang, or \u201cFang Fang,\u201d as a Chinese intelligence spy connected with disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell. Fang raised money illegally for Swalwell, had a sexual relationship with him, and placed Chinese-linked interns in Congress. <strong>(RELATED: Believe All Women \u2014 Unless They\u2019re Inconvenient)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=1557\">Darline Graham Nardone Needs to Step Aside. She Probably Won\u2019t.<\/a><\/p><p>In a separate case, court documents released this month also revealed that former Playmate Audra Christiansen\u2019s story of being sexually assaulted and trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein was reported to the FBI by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in 2005. Still, Christiansen\u2019s case was neglected until after Epstein died in 2019. <strong>(READ MORE: Ghislaine Maxwell and Bill Clinton\u2019s \u2018Close\u2019 Relationship: They \u2018Got Along Terribly Well\u2019)<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=1555\">Hasan Piker and the Democrats Who Embrace His Violent Rhetoric<\/a><\/p><p><em>The Spectacle Podcast<\/em> hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay parse the details of each case and examine how the FBI is complicit in allowing evil people to do evil things. Melissa and Scott debate whether the institution is worth saving, noting how FBI corruption traces back to its beginning and how <em>The American Spectator<\/em> has reported it.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=1552\">The Navy\u2019s Morale Problem: Send the Sailors to the Marines<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Tune in to hear their discussion!<\/strong><\/p><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v7c69mq\/?pub=s6xwj\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><strong>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"spectacle\" class=\"wp-image-17\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6.webp\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6.webp 400w, https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Listen to\u00a0<\/em>The Spectacle<em>\u00a0with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on\u00a0Spotify.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Watch\u00a0<\/em>The Spectacle<em>\u00a0with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on\u00a0Rumble.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A most wonderful article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-spectacle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Spectacle Ep. 456: Why Did the FBI Ignore Audra Christiansen\u2019s Epstein Case and Eric Swalwell\u2019s China Connections? 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