Convicted Trump aide to run for ex-Rep. Katie Hill’s seat after she was forced out by revenge porn attack

Convicted former Donald Trump advisor George Papadopoulos has filed paperwork to run for Congress in California as a Republican.

Papadopoulos is running for the state's 25th congressional district, which will be an open seat following the announcement by Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) that she will not run for re-election after being targeted with revenge porn.

In October of 2017, Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to make false statements to the FBI. He served twelve days in a federal prison.

Trump has said his former advisor was just a "coffee boy."

State Assemblywoman Christy Smith, who is a Democrat running for the seat, blasted Papadopoulos.

"If he pled guilty to lying to the FBI - how do we know he'll tell us the truth? We deserve someone from our community serving as our voice - not Trump's wannabe political hack," Smith said.