CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/POLITICS: “A California neuroscientist vying to unseat Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher stepped up his criticism of the conservative on Tuesday [10-31-17], demanding he return a $1,000 contribution from indicted Trump adviser Paul Manafort.
The Orange County seat held by Rohrabacher is key to Democrats’ hopes to increase their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives in next year’s elections. Neuroscientist Hans Keirstead, a stem cell researcher and entrepreneur from Laguna Beach, is one of seven Democrats aiming to beat him, according to the Federal Election Commission…
Federal investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election on Monday charged Manafort, a lobbyist and former Trump campaign manager, with money laundering.
Rohrabacher, a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has frequently praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and was considered for a role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet.”
-Sharon Bernstein, “Return Manafort’s money, Democrats demand of California Republican,” Reuters, Oct. 31, 2017 05:37pm