Orange County Congressman Rohrabacher met with accused Russian agent in St. Petersburg in 2015
Orange County GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met in Russia in 2015 with a woman later charged by federal officials for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent of the Kremlin in a covert endeavor to shape American politics.
News of the 2015 meeting confirmed Tuesday by Rohrabachers office came the same day he told Politico that Mondays indictment of 29-year-old Maria Butina was bogus and stupid, saying he believes the allegations are part of a larger plot to undermine President Donald Trumps relationship with Russia.
The Justice Dept. accused Butina of establishing back-channel lines of communications to American politicians in recent years to penetrate the U.S. national decision-making apparatus to advance the agenda of the Russian Federation.
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/17/orange-county-congressman-rohrabacher-met-with-accused-spy-in-russia/