Congressional investigators are examining former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page’s meetings with pro-Russia Hungarian officials leading up to the 2016 election, ABC News reported on Monday.

Page reportedly met in September 2016 in Budapest with Jeno Megyesy, a close adviser to the Hungarian prime minister who focuses on U.S. relations, Megyesy confirmed to ABC News.

Megyesy said he met with Page at the request of Réka Szemerkényi, the Hungarian ambassador to the United States. Megyesy did most of the talking, he said.

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“I had the impression he didn’t deal with these issues on a regular basis,” Megyesy said.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first foreign leader to endorse Trump’s candidacy.

Members of the House Intelligence Committee earlier this month interviewed Page about his relationship to Russia-linked officials. The committee is one of multiple congressional panels, in addition to the Justice Department special counsel, conducting probes into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

In his testimony, Page disclosed that he suggested Trump should travel to Russia during the 2016 campaign, voicing the idea to other campaign officials including then-Sen. Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE (R-Ala.).

Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (D-Calif.) also asked Page in November about his trip to Budapest. Page told the committee he could not recall details of the meeting.