Yes, I have said that we may need to put a couple points up on the board for Pelosi, and the idea that Katie Hill left so there is nothing to base any conclusions on because she denies everything is bullshit. Pelosi says she has acknowledge certain things. And while that in itself is not conclusive, it just points to the need to at least do investigation to the point of bringing it to conclusion. Again, the Ethics Committee has oversight responsibilities for the process, not just the status of individuals. And the last time they got fired up as part of the metoo thing was about congressional reps doing bad things and then just slithering out the back door with not investigation of where congress is failing its staff members and others. I dont necessarily agree with the way they frame it in this video though. Pelosi may have properly ascertained that she could not redeemed after what she allegedly had acknowledge, and Hill knew that she could go the full Ethics Commission if she did not think that Pelosi was probably right. Her choice.
nice going Nancy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/30/george-papadopolous-katie-hill-congress-campaign/ Former Trump aide George Papadopoulos was jailed for lying to the FBI. Now, he’s running for Rep. Katie Hill’s seat. George Papadopoulos’s first major political role, serving as an adviser to the Trump campaign in 2016, catapulted him into the center of an international scandal and ultimately landed him in federal prison. Now a free man living in California, Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to federal agents investigating Russian interference in President Trump’s election, is planning to make his return to politics — as a candidate for Congress. His seat of choice? The one occupied by Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.), who announced Sunday that she is resigning amid an ethics investigation into allegations that she had been romantically involved with her legislative director. Hill has denied the charge, but admitted to engaging in a consensual three-person relationship with her now-estranged husband and a member of her campaign staff. The freshman lawmaker, who identifies as bisexual, became embroiled in controversy earlier this month after a conservative news site and British tabloid published nude photos of Hill without her consent. After resigning, Rep. Katie Hill vows to battle revenge porn, which critics blame for her downfall On Tuesday, Papadopoulos, 32, filed paperwork to run as a Republican in California’s 25th District and is expected to formally announce his candidacy later this week, Fox News reported. The news was met with swift backlash from California State Assemblywoman Christy Smith, who is so far the lone Democrat in the race for Hill’s seat. Three Republicans are also running, the Associated Press reported. “If he pled guilty to lying to the FBI — how do we know he’ll tell us the truth?” Smith tweeted, tagging Papadopoulos. “We deserve someone from our community serving as our voice — not @realDonaldTrump’s wannabe political hack!” Smith later ratcheted up her criticism of Papadopoulos, sharing a video that appeared to mock the former Trump adviser over the short amount of time he’s lived in California. Papadopoulos, who is originally from Illinois, moved west with his wife after he was sentenced in September 2018. “Hey, guess what, this is California,” Smith said in Tuesday’s video, slapping her hand on a map of the United States. “And as soon as you can identify my district on here, you let us know.” .@georgepapa19 - let us know if you can find #CA25 on this map! #CA25 pic.twitter.com/UJbUSHakNw — Christy Smith (@ChristyforCA25) October 29, 2019 Papadopoulos did not respond to requests for comment late Tuesday, but has repeatedly mentioned Hill’s congressional seat in recent tweets. One day before the photos of Hill were published, Papadopoulos tweeted, “California’s 25th congressional district looks like it’s for the taking.” In another post after the photos came out, Papadopoulos slammed Hill as an “embarrassment to the great people in that district.” “Someone has to step up,” he tweeted Sunday, following Hill’s announcement. “I love my state too much to see it run down by candidates like Hill. All talk, no action, and a bunch of sell outs.” I’m smelling blood in the water now that Katie Hill has resigned. California’s 25th congressional district is wide open for the taking. Someone has to step up. I love my state too much to see it run down by candidates like Hill. All talk, no action, and a bunch of sell outs. — George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) October 27, 2019 Papadopoulos’s political career began in 2015, not long after Trump came down the escalator at Trump Tower, T.A. Frank wrote in a profile published this year in The Washington Post Magazine. His initial attempt to join the Trump campaign didn’t pan out and he ended up briefly serving as an adviser for then-presidential candidate Ben Carson, before taking a job with the London Center of International Law Practice. But Papadopoulos never gave up on his goal of working for Trump’s campaign, and eventually came on as a foreign policy adviser in March 2016, Frank reported. “He’s an oil and energy consultant,” Trump said of Papadopoulos, according to The Post. “Excellent guy.” The Surreal Life of George Papadopoulos Within days of starting his new role, Papadopoulos, guided by the campaign’s interest in improving relations with Moscow, was already working to get Trump a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Frank reported. Papadopoulos’s efforts led him to a London-based professor, who told him that the Russians had access to “dirt” on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, namely damaging emails. Papadopoulos stayed in contact with the professor and later communicated with Russian nationals, including a woman he incorrectly believed was Putin’s niece, The Post reported. Then, in May 2016, the situation took a turn. That’s when Papadopoulos made an offhand remark about the Russians and their “dirt” on Clinton to an Australian diplomat over drinks at a bar in London, according to The Post. This conversation between Papadopoulos and the diplomat, who promptly relayed the information to American officials, helped trigger the FBI investigation of Trump’s campaign in late July 2016. Timeline: How a Trump adviser tried to work with the Russian government About a year later, Papadopoulos was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport — accused of making false statements to the FBI about his Russia contacts. On Oct. 5, 2017, Papadopoulos admitted to lying, becoming the first Trump official to plead guilty and cooperate with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. He served 12 days in federal prison last year. Since his release in December 2018, Papadopoulos has participated in a documentary series chronicling his relationship with his wife and the aftermath of the Russia investigation, and wrote a book titled, “Deep State Target: How I Got Caught in the Crosshairs of the Plot to Bring Down President Trump.” Becoming a politician has also been on his to-do list. “I will be running for Congress in 2020, and I will win,” Papadopoulos tweeted days after leaving a federal prison in Wisconsin in December. “Stay tuned.”
Lots of entertainment value there so I am all for it. Dems flip the seat, and we are told repeatedly by trance-state dems that Katie Hill not only flipped the seat but that she is also a rising star in the dem party. Flash forward a year, and Hill has thrupled out on metoo charges and Popadopolous is out of the slam and running for the seat. Proof positive that this is a great country. They should welcome him because he is an immigrant right? Oh, I see. He is a legal immigrant and not from El Salvador so that ain't gonna work. What about the wife? Maybe there are sex tapes there. That might help him a bit in California. He will run, he will lose, and then later he and his wife will be in films or running some game show on TV in California. Or maybe selling silver or Relief Factor on TV. Lots of opportunities. GO FOR IT!! This isn't Venezuela or Canada. There are lots of interesting things going on and interesting opportunities.
https://www.newsweek.com/reporter-w...-campaign-manager-hills-gop-opponents-1468590 "REPORTER" WHO BROKE KATIE HILL STORY CALLED HERSELF 'CAMPAIGN MANAGER' FOR HILL'S GOP OPPONENTS The writer behind the publications that leaked nude photos of former Representative Katie Hill is a longtime conservative consultant who worked for Republican politicians that ran against Hill, reports Mediaite. Jennifer Van Laar, deputy managing editor at RedState.com and writer for the Daily Mail, posted the allegations about Hill accompanied by nude photos of the former representative. When Hill resigned, Van Laar was online urging support for Republican candidates to win the seat. Like its name suggests, RedState.com leans conservative, so Van Laar's support of Republican candidates is no surprise. Her reporting of Hill and connections to Hill's political opponents, though, have revealed interesting overlaps and questions about transparency. In addition to being a managing editor at RedState, Van Laar also runs a Republican consulting and opposition research firm involved in California races. She worked for former Representative Steve Knight, the Republican incumbent who was unseated by Hill in 2018. Van Laar claimed in an email that she was "coming on board" as Santa Clarita GOP assembly seat candidate Suzette Valladares' campaign manager. Valladares announced she was going to challenge Hill's seat in 2020 but dropped out to join the local race in September.
I’m not familiar with the house ethics on relationships with staff (and I’m serious about that), what is the actual rule? I’m not familiar with this case but I don’t think there is a sexual harassment complaint so that would be out if, unless there is.
she had an affair w/a campaign staffer is my understanding (during the campaign), which doesn't seem to violate any rules for some reason (i think employer/employee relationship is fuzzy?). There were some rumors (denied) that she was then having an affair w/an employee while in office, which would violate ethics rules; this hasn't been proven so far.
That is why I said initially it sounded like much ado about nothing because the pics and admission were about an affair with a campaign staffer before she assumed office. The other affair was alleged and not proven and before they could investigate she was forced to resign anyway. Oh well.