Former Trump aide George Papadopoulos, sentenced for lying to federal agents, brings baggage from the Russia investigation into the race for Katie Hill's California congressional seat.
The former Trump campaign aide who sparked the Russia investigation says he is running for the northern Los Angeles County congressional seat being vacated by resigning Rep. Katie Hill.for lying to the FBI agents, filed to run for the seat with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday.. California’s 25th congressional district is wide open for the taking,” he tweeted on Sunday, the day Hill, a Democrat, announced she would step down from the seat. “Someone has to step up.
“Welcome to the race. Hey, guess what? This is California, and as soon as you can identify my district on here, you let us know,” Smith, of Santa Clarita, said in a Twitter video on Tuesday, standing before a map of the state. “CA-25 belongs to CA-25.” Members of Congress do not have to reside in the district they represent. The FEC filing lists his address as near Hollywood. Attempts to reach Papadopoulos’ campaign were unsuccessful, and his campaign website leads to an error message.
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