Former politician from when I lived in Washington State, retired to France: Living abroad, Jim McDermott finds his liberal utopia – Roll Call
Previously he said he had purchased a “safe house” in France to escape from Trump. He still owns a home in Washington State.
There is no explanation as to how, now in his 80s, he received a residency visa to live in France although there is mention that he ended up stuck in France as he was there during Covid insanity. He likely obtained a 1 year residency visa: Retiring to France: Visas & the Path to Permanent Residency – FrenchEntrée (frenchentree.com) However, that requires you have your own health insurance while the article above implies he has access to the French health system.
He is also previously an M.D., which combined with his former status as a Congressional Representative, might bias issuance of a visa. During his political career, he had to pay about $1.6 million in fines and costs associated with releasing an illegal tape recording of a private phone call.