Giuliani reportedly met with a former Ukrainian diplomat amid push to gather information on Trump's political opponents

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President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani reportedly met with a controversial former Ukrainian diplomat in an effort to gather information on Trump's political opponents.

The Washington Post reported that Giuliani confirmed but wouldn't elaborate on details about the newly revealed meeting.

The report comes as the latest development in Giuliani's efforts to gather information against politicians, particularly Democrats, from foreign sources ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

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President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani met with a former Ukrainian diplomat , according to the Washington Post.

Giuliani confirmed to the paper that he met with Ukrainian Andrii Telizhenko, who the Post reported "made unproven claims that the Democratic National Committee worked with the Kiev government in 2016" to obtain damaging information on Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Slack and Flickr, says 2 beliefs have brought him the greatest success in lifeSee Also:A judge just blocked the building of sections of Trump's long-desired border wallShare your opinion become a BI Insider!The 10 highest-grossing movies of all time, including 'Avengers: Endgame'DON'T MISS: Spy agency veterans are horrified at Trump's decision to grant AG Barr sweeping power to declassify Russia intelligence: 'Lives are on the line'

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