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Dana Rohrabacher, “Putin’s Favorite Congressman,” Loses His House Seat
Good riddance to Putin's favorite Congressman.
Now that Nunes can no longer be Trump’s protector, maybe he can be our congressman
Trump's loyal lapdog has been defanged (but remains a flea-magnet).
While Democrats felt they had a fighting chance to unseat Rohrabacher, it was a tight race: The polls were neck-and-neck since July; the most recent, released just two days before the election, showed Rouda up by one percent. Rouda’s job was made easier by Rohrabacher, who has embraced both the president and Russia with gusto. Dubbed “Putin’s favorite congressman” by Politico, he has denied that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee in 2016 (despite evidence and indictments suggesting otherwise) and even floated a proposed deal to get Trump to pardon Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in exchange for evidence that Russia wasn’t behind the DNC hack. Rohrabacher has also called climate change “a total fraud.” This year, the district sent Rohrabacher a message—and booted him out of the job he’s had for nearly three decades.
Good riddance to Putin's favorite Congressman.
Now that Nunes can no longer be Trump’s protector, maybe he can be our congressman
Even though Nunes defeated challenger Andrew Janz to retain his District 22 seat, he was also among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Our local congressman’s power on Capitol Hill, as described by Fresno State political science professor Thomas Holyoke, “will be greatly diminished.” During Trump’s first two years in office, Nunes used his chairman’s clout to protect the president and withhold any potentially damaging information from public scrutiny. He buried evidence, concealed transcripts and stymied every attempt at transparency. That ends today. Congress will finally be able to probe whether Russia holds any leverage over Trump through his business interests. Instead of a lap dog, the committee can get back to being a watchdog. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence used to be known for harmony and internal cooperation. In the words of Politico, it “has enjoyed a reputation as a quietly effective protector of national secrets and security.” Then Nunes came along and torched that reputation -- while damaging Congress’ relationship with the Department of Justice and intelligence community — with his distinct brand of partisan hackery.
Trump's loyal lapdog has been defanged (but remains a flea-magnet).