U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell lashed out at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over threats made against him and his children, accusing the bureau of doing more to protect Director Kash Patel's girlfriend than him and his fellow Democrats in Congress.

The flag, which had been given to him to recognize his support of the FBI’s diversity initiatives, was approved for display by his supervisors and was similar to a larger Progress Pride flag flown by the FBI in front of the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles earlier in the year.