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On April 28, 2016, Chalupa appeared on a panel to discuss her research on Manafort with a group of 68 Ukrainian investigative journalists gathered at the [[Library of Congress]], for a program sponsored by a U.S. congressional agency called the Open World Leadership Center.

On April 28, 2016, Chalupa appeared on a panel to discuss her research on Manafort with a group of 68 Ukrainian investigative journalists gathered at the [[Library of Congress]], for a program sponsored by a U.S. congressional agency called the Open World Leadership Center.

Appearing with her was Isikoff, with whom she was apparently working and whom she had invited, according to a May 3, 2016, email that Chalupa sent to Luis Miranda, communications director of the DNC, and was published by [[Wikileaks]]:<ref>https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/3962</ref> {{quotebox|“I spoke to a delegation of 68 investigative journalists from Ukraine last Wednesday at the Library of Congress—the Open World Society’s forum—they put me on the program to speak specifically about Paul Manafort and I invited Michael Isikoff, whom I’ve been working with for the past few weeks and connected him to the Ukrainians.”}}

Appearing with her was Isikoff, with whom she was apparently working and whom she had invited, according to a May 3, 2016, email that Chalupa sent to Luis Miranda, communications director of the DNC, and was published by [[Wikileaks]]:<ref>https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/3962</ref>  

{{quotebox-float|“I spoke to a delegation of 68 investigative journalists from Ukraine last Wednesday at the Library of Congress—the Open World Society’s forum—they put me on the program to speak specifically about Paul Manafort and I invited Michael Isikoff, whom I’ve been working with for the past few weeks and connected him to the Ukrainians.”}}

Isikoff is the same reporter who published an article about Trump campaign foreign policy adviser [[Carter Page]] on Sept. 23, 2016. The article, headlined ''U.S. Intel Officials Probe Ties Between Trump Adviser and Kremlin,'' was based on an interview with [[Christopher Steele]]. Isikoff's article would later be used as corroborating information by the FBI in the [[FISA]] warrant application on Page.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com </ref>  

Isikoff is the same reporter who published an article about Trump campaign foreign policy adviser [[Carter Page]] on Sept. 23, 2016. The article, headlined ''U.S. Intel Officials Probe Ties Between Trump Adviser and Kremlin,'' was based on an interview with [[Christopher Steele]]. Isikoff's article would later be used as corroborating information by the FBI in the [[FISA]] warrant application on Page.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com </ref>  

Chalupa's email closed with a reference to something larger that would become public in the coming weeks: {{quotebox|“More offline tomorrow since there is a big Trump component you and Lauren need to be aware of that will hit in next few weeks and something I’m working on you should be aware of.”}}

Chalupa's email closed with a reference to something larger that would become public in the coming weeks:  

{{quotebox-float|“More offline tomorrow since there is a big Trump component you and Lauren need to be aware of that will hit in next few weeks and something I’m working on you should be aware of.”}}

In late July, according to the ''Politico'' article, Chalupa left the DNC to work full-time on her research into Manafort. Around the same time, on Aug. 4, 2016, Chaly, the Ukrainian ambassador, wrote an op-ed in ''The Hill'' against candidate Trump, noting that “recent comments by [[Republican]] nominee [[Donald Trump]] about the Ukrainian peninsula of [[Crimea]]—occupied by Russia since March 2014—have raised serious concerns in Kyiv and beyond Ukraine.”

In late July, according to the ''Politico'' article, Chalupa left the DNC to work full-time on her research into Manafort. Around the same time, on Aug. 4, 2016, Chaly, the Ukrainian ambassador, wrote an op-ed in ''The Hill'' against candidate Trump, noting that “recent comments by [[Republican]] nominee [[Donald Trump]] about the Ukrainian peninsula of [[Crimea]]—occupied by Russia since March 2014—have raised serious concerns in Kyiv and beyond Ukraine.”