Rohrabacher under fire over Russia ties

[struggle4progress]

BY LISA HAGEN - 03/08/18 06:00 AM EST

... Rohrabacher, who’s represented Orange County for nearly 30 years, has long been considered one of the most pro-Russia members of Congress. But recent developments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s election interference have again put the spotlight on that relationship as Rohrabacher fights for his seat.

The congressman’s name surfaced again in connection with Russia when Richard Gates, a former campaign aide to President Trump, pleaded guilty in late February to lying about a 2013 meeting between Rohrabacher, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a lobbyist on Ukraine ...

The New York Times reported in May that the FBI warned Rohrabacher in 2012 that Russian spies were trying to recruit him as an “agent of influence” ...

Rohrabacher himself has continued to generate attention for his Russia ties since the 2016 election, traveling to London to visit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who released the hacked Democratic emails during the presidential race ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/377302-rohrabacher-under-fire-over-russia-ties

[Angry Dragon]

1. TRAITOR

[arthritisR_US]

3. Nailed it!

[Hekate]

2. He's vile & I hope he goes down. Every time someone here says Calif is so blue only progressives ...

...should ever be fielded, I remind them that we have *holes like Dana Rohrabacher here and theymget elected for decades from their districts. We need to encourage Centrist Dems and Conservadems to run in those districts, and support them in their efforts.

[joshdawg]

4. rohrabacher should be fired because............

he's rohrabacher.

A traitor. A putz. A trump supporter. A republican. A pile of s***.