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Telizhenko has repeatedly stated that [[DNC]] paid employee [[Alexandra Chalupa]] was working closely with the Ukrainian Embassy to obtain information on candidate [[Donald Trump]]. In an interview with the Gateway Pundit, Telizhenko said he met Chalupa in the spring of 2016 at the Ukrainian Embassy, where Chalupa told him she was “a DNC operative working for the DNC” and the “[[2016 Clinton campaign|Clinton campaign]].” Telizhenko continued, noting that Chalupa said she was “collecting any dirt or background information on Manafort, presidential candidate Trump or any other campaign official from the Trump campaign” and was looking for “connections to Russia or the FSB or Russian mob, or Ukrainian mob, etc.” According to Telizhenko, Chalupa said the information would “be used for committee hearings in Congress under a congresswoman.”<ref>Rep. [[Marcy Kaptur]].</ref>  

Telizhenko has repeatedly stated that [[DNC]] paid employee [[Alexandra Chalupa]] was working closely with the Ukrainian Embassy to obtain information on candidate [[Donald Trump]]. In an interview with the Gateway Pundit, Telizhenko said he met Chalupa in the spring of 2016 at the Ukrainian Embassy, where Chalupa told him she was “a DNC operative working for the DNC” and the “[[2016 Clinton campaign|Clinton campaign]].” Telizhenko continued, noting that Chalupa said she was “collecting any dirt or background information on Manafort, presidential candidate Trump or any other campaign official from the Trump campaign” and was looking for “connections to Russia or the FSB or Russian mob, or Ukrainian mob, etc.” According to Telizhenko, Chalupa said the information would “be used for committee hearings in Congress under a congresswoman.”<ref>Rep. [[Marcy Kaptur]].</ref>  

In January 2017, Telizhenko told ''[[Politico]]'' that Chalupa said, “If we can get enough information on Paul [Manafort] or Trump’s involvement with Russia, she [Marcy Kaptur] can get a hearing in Congress by September [2016].”

In January 2017, Telizhenko told ''[[Politico]]'' that Chalupa said, “If we can get enough information on Paul [Manafort] or Trump’s involvement with Russia, she [Marcy Kaptur] can get a hearing in Congress by September [2016].”<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/ukraine-sabotage-trump-backfire-233446</ref>

Telizhenko summed the situation succinctly, noting {{quotebox|“The Clinton campaign had a Democratic operative working with Ukraine’s embassy in Washington to research Trump’s Russia ties, as well as a Ukrainian lawmaker feeding information to Fusion GPS.”}}

Telizhenko summed the situation succinctly, noting {{quotebox|“The Clinton campaign had a Democratic operative working with Ukraine’s embassy in Washington to research Trump’s Russia ties, as well as a Ukrainian lawmaker feeding information to Fusion GPS.”}}