Papadopoulos seeks California seat left vacant by Rep. Hill

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Tue Oct 29, 2019, 09:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Associated Press

Updated 6:34 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 29, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide who was a key figure in the FBI's Russia probe, filed paperwork Tuesday to run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Democrat Katie Hill.

Papadopoulos didn't immediately comment, but on Sunday he tweeted, "I love my state too much to see it run down by candidates like Hill. All talk, no action, and a bunch of sellouts."

Hill, whose district covers Los Angeles County, announced her resignation on Sunday amid an ethics probe into allegations she had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.

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Papadopoulos, meanwhile, was a key figure in the FBI's Russia probe into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. That investigation began after revelations that Papadopoulos had learned in 2016 from a Maltese professor that Russia had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of emails. He then used that connection to try to set up a meeting between President Donald Trump, then a candidate, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.


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[dawg day]

1. The attack ads just write themselves--

"Hey, Georgie, how many crimes have you drunkenly bragged about today?"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Crawled out from under his rock

[CanonRay]

3. The concept that this dufus could run

pretty much sums up the sad state of today's GOP

[iluvtennis]

4. Indeed.

[machoneman]

19. Yes indeed! He's nuts for trying to run at all, yet now we'll see if those law-abiding....

Calli GOP'ers will shun him as an ex-con. Somehow, I doubt it but he'll still lose enough deplorables to make winning impossible.

[diva77]

7. Yep, I guess Duncan Hunter & Darrel Issa can call themselves real pioneers

paving the way for the papadopoulos's of the world

[redstateblues]

5. Fits right in with all the cons and ex cons in the GOP

[kimmylavin]

6. This is my district.

Happy to be a "no" vote.

[politicaljunkie41910]

11. Hello neighbor. This is my district as well.

[kimmylavin]

12. Howdy!

Was so happy to get rid of Steve Knight.
This whole thing just sucks...

[politicaljunkie41910]

14. So are you going to run for Hill's seat? We can't let the GOP take back this seat.

I wonder how hard it would be to raise $10 Million? I recall reading that Katie Hill raised $8 Million to run for and win her seat.

[kimmylavin]

24. Oh, I don't have the skin or stomach for politics.

I do what I can behind the scenes in all aspects of my life.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. Is this a competitive district?

Or, like mine, the primary is the contest, and everybody is surprised if a Repub bothers to get on the ballot.

[kimmylavin]

23. Yes.

Hadn't elected a Republican since 1990, I think.
So Katie Hill getting elected was a big deal...

[SCantiGOP]

8. He already won

Cost him nothing and the creep gets his name back in the news.
He knows he doesn’t have a chance, but a lot of magats from around the country will send him money.

[Talitha]

9. Can ex-cons hold office?

(Serious question... I haven't a clue.)

[BigmanPigman]

10. That's what I thought when I read this too.

[Perseus]

15. Yes, plenty of them have run for office, and some have been elected

This has to change, a convicted felon should not be able to run for office. I understand everything about a second chance, and people SHOULD have a 2nd chance, but not for public office, its almost like hiring the fox to guard the hen house.

[Marcuse]

20. "Pardon me. Please."

[diva77]

13. I hope Dems pass a rule that a witness who cuts a deal to lighten a sentence should NOT be allowed

to run for office (for at least for a decade). The arrogance is over the top, yet not surprising.

[Retrograde]

16. He lives in California?

[budkin]

17. Good luck with that, FELON

HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[eissa]

21. I always wanted to be represented by a

Coffee Boy. A girl can dream