The pro-Russia Republican who once arm-wrestled with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California, has lost his seat to Democrat Harley Rouda. Rohrabacher has been a strong supporter of Donald Trump and he has served for three decades in the heavily Republican 48th House District in California.
“BREAKING: Putin loses proxy war in Orange County as his minion Dana Rohrabacher is defeated by Harley Rouda. Rohrabacher was the main person in Congress who determinedly tried to get the Magnitsky Act repealed. A good day for truth and justice. Good riddance.”
It was just one of many upsets favoring Democratic candidates over the course of the evening.
Rohrabacher has been called “Putin’s favorite congressman” because he used information received Russia to promote one of Purin’s top priorities — removing the name of the murdered Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky from a global anti-corruption law.
FBI agents also once warned him that he was considered a target for recruitment by Russian intelligence operatives because of his close ties to Putin.
Rouda is a former Republican who switched parties because, as she said: “President Trump has changed everything.”
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