A nationally known lawyer will.represent Congressional candidate David Krikorian in a complaint by Congresswoman Jean Schmidt.
Mark Geragos will lead Krikorian's defense team.
Schmidt filed a complaint about her challenger's statements during last year's campaign.
Krikorian circulated a flier saying Schmidt has taken $30,000 in blood money to deny the genocide of Christian Armenians by Muslim Turks.
Last year, Krikorian ran as an Independent, but next year, he's challenging Schmidt as a Democrat.
