Eric Swalwell under investigation for $300K payments to celebrity lawyer Sara Azari

California political watchdogs are investigating whether Eric Swalwell’s doomed gubernatorial campaign illegally used donor cash — a huge chunk of which came from Hollywood A-listers — to cover his legal bills after numerous women accused the ex-congressman of rape, sexual assault and other deviant behavior.

Celebrity lawyer Sara Azari has defended Eric Swalwell against sex...