Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum conducted an intense interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell Eric Michael SwalwellSwalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office 'This already exists': Democrats seize on potential Trump executive order on preexisting conditions Swalwell: Barr has taken Michael Cohen's job as Trump's fixer MORE (D-Calif.) on Tuesday night, at one point asking him if he was “serious” after he asked which parts of the controversial dossier compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele were not “factual.”

The question came up nearly six minutes into the interview, after the two had a long debate over Swalwell’s allegation that President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE was a Russian “agent.”

Swalwell refused to back down from that charge, saying he believed Trump too often acted in Russia’s interests as MacCallum offered a quizzical look.

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The two battled over that remark for several minutes before MacCallum asked Swalwell if there was anything he had said that he regretted or that he thought went too far with regards to Trump and the Russian probe.

Swalwell replied that he did not.

MacCallum then raised the Steele dossier, which included a number of allegations about Trump's links to Russia.

“So it doesn’t bother you that the [Hillary] Clinton campaign paid for a dossier to be put together by someone who had all kinds of ties to intelligence and put together something that turned out to be not necessarily factual?” she asked Swalwell.

“Which part of it hasn’t been proven factual?” Swalwell asked in replying.

“Are you serious?” MacCallum asked.



“For one thing, Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenA huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Eric Trump says he will comply with New York AG's subpoena only after Election Day MORE said he never went to Prague,” the anchor said of the president's then-personal attorney, noting that Cohen in testimony to Congress said the trip never happened.

News accounts based on the Steele dossier had suggested that Cohen had gone to Prague to meet with Russian officials.

“Now you accept what Michael Cohen said?" Swalwell asked. "Because if you accept what Michael Cohen said about Prague, then I think you also have to accept that Michael Cohen saw Donald Trump talk to Roger Stone Roger Jason StoneThe agony of justice Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Justice IG investigating Stone sentencing: report MORE, where Roger Stone said the WikiLeaks attack is happening.”

MacCallum also cited some of the more salacious allegations in the report, none of which have been confirmed.

Swalwell repeatedly asked MacCallum which parts of the Steele dossier had been proven to not be factual.

“You can be on record as standing by what was found in the dossier and I think there is a lot of evidence to refute that,” MacCallum said.