Russian Anti-Sanctions Campaign Turned to California Congressman
Source: The Atlantic
U.S. diplomats were concerned about Russian outreach to House Republican Dana Rohrabacher while on a trip to Moscow last year.
But even at the time, Rohrabachers 2016 Moscow trip raised eyebrows among U.S. officials, particularly at the State Department. According to two sources with close knowledge of the events, officials at the Embassy in Moscow expressed doubts about the people they were meeting with and had warned the delegation that FSB presence was constant while the members were in Moscow. During the trip, the group was briefed by the U.S. Ambassador, John Tefft.
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/russian-anti-sanctions-campaign-turned-to-california-congressman/534102/
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(128,748 posts)Eliot Rosewater
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(128,748 posts)in any public sense, as he has become an oligarch, they apparently see that side of him (not that he was ever a fan of communism). They seem to like "strong men" (as a euphemism).