Senators Seek Interviews With Former DNC Consultant, Ukrainian Embassy Official in Probe of Ukraine Election Interference

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R) (R-SC) and former chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (L) await the start of the confirmation hearing of U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr (R) January 15, 2019 in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Three Republican senators on Dec. 6 requested records and interviews with former Democratic National Committee consultant Alexandra Chalupa and former Ukrainian embassy official Andrii Telizhenko as part of an inquiry into whether Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced the request in a press release.