Papadopoulos seeks seat vacated by Rep. Katie Hill

[Arkansas Granny]

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."

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Papadopoulos, meanwhile, was a key figure in the FBI's Russia probe into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.

The FBI's counterintelligence investigation that later became the Mueller probe was triggered, in part, from a tip from an Australian diplomat who had communicated with Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos told the diplomat, Alexander Downer, in May 2016 that Russia had thousands of stolen emails that would be potentially damaging to Hillary Clinton.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/papadopoulos-seeks-seat-vacated-by-rep-katie-hill

So, a convicted felon is trying to win a Congressional seat by taking the moral high ground.

SMH

[Vinca]

1. You really can't make this stuff up.

[FM123]

2. "So, a convicted felon is trying to win a Congressional seat by taking the moral high ground."

Hmmm, I think this prerequisite is on page 7 of the repub handbook....

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Kinda like the guy who has had 3 wives preaching on family values.

[NurseJackie]

3. Wouldn't it be easier for him to just start a sympathy "go fund me" campaign?

[snowybirdie]

5. Last heard from

he was living in Chicago! Oh well, the guy just gotta be in the spotlight, any spotlight. California voters can likely we through him.