International Desk: An ex-Trump adviser who sparked the US inquiry into Russian election meddling is running for a congressional seat vacated by a scandal-hit Democrat.
George Papadopoulos, who served 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI during the Robert Mueller probe, is running for Katie Hill's California district, reports BBC.
Ms Hill stepped down amid claims of an affair with a Capitol Hill aide, reports BBC.
Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying about his meetings with alleged Kremlin go-betweens.
He filed his paperwork on Tuesday for California's 25th district with the Federal Election Commission.
Who is George Papadopoulos?
Papadopoulos was the first former Trump aide arrested in the US Department of Justice investigation into an alleged Kremlin plot to sway the 2016 US vote.
He was a London-based petroleum analyst before he joined President Donald Trump's election campaign in March 2016 as a volunteer foreign policy adviser.
Papadopoulos falsely claimed to the FBI he had met two individuals with Russian connections before working on the Trump campaign in March 2016.
But in fact he had met them after joining the Trump campaign.
