Nonetheless, Democrats have
claimed that Telizhenko is involved in a Russian disinformation campaign. Even though almost
all of the Committees’ records are from U.S. agencies and U.S. officials or persons, Democrats
have repeatedly misconstrued the facts of this investigation. In doing so, they conveniently have
ignored their own long history of meeting with Telizhenko and his year-long work for a
Democrat lobby shop. If Democrats are concerned that Telizhenko presents any risk of
advancing disinformation, it is notable that the Ranking Members have not expressed any
curiosity about his work with the Obama administration or Blue Star Strategies
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