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Jan 20
1 min

Summary III. L. Other Incidents and Persons of Interest

After Hilary Clinton deleted “personal and non-responsive” emails after subpoenas were issued, key individuals in the Trump campaign made...

Jan 18
1 min

Summary IV A. The DNC Hack and the FBI's Response

In August of 2015, the FBI reached out to the DNC about a potential breach of their network. The FBI warned the DNC multiple times,...

Dec 30, 2020
1 min

Summary III. K. Transition

Immediately following Trump’s win in the 2016 presidential election, Russia began attempts to gain access to individuals on the...

Dec 29, 2020
1 min

Summary Section J. Influence for Hire

The increasing amount of personal information being shared or stored online has provided private companies the opportunity to use this...

Dec 25, 2020
1 min

Summary Section I. Allegations, and Potential Misinformation About Compromising Information

The committee investigated the possibility of compromising material being collected on Trump during two trips he took to Moscow. The...

Dec 22, 2020
1 min

Summary Section H. Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin

Two key individuals in the Senate Committee’s investigation were Maria Butina, a Russian national living in the United States, and...

Dec 15, 2020
1 min

Summary Section G. Trump’s Foreign Policy Speech at the Mayflower Hotel

In the VIP room before his first foreign policy speech of the campaign, Trump briefly met with the Russian ambassador, Sergei Kislyak. 20...

Dec 15, 2020
1 min

Summary Section F. Carter Page

Carter Page was the Russia “expert” for the Trump presidential campaign in 2016 and was of particular interest of the Russian government....

Dec 8, 2020
1 min

Summary Section E. George Papadopoulos

As a member of the Trump campaign’s foreign policy team, Papadopoulos positioned himself as a conduit between foreign officials and the...

Dec 4, 2020
2 min

Summary Section D. Trump Tower Moscow

For quite some time, Donald Trump and the Trump Organization had interest in pursuing new business deals in Russia. While the Trump...

Dec 2, 2020
1 min

Summary Section C. The Agalarovs and the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting

Donald Trump began a business and personal relationship with Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov and his son Emin in 2013 when Aras agreed to...

Nov 27, 2020
1 min

Summary Section B. Hack & Leak

Starting in March of 2016, members of the Russian GRU (a foreign intelligence agency) hacked into the email accounts of the Clinton...

Nov 23, 2020
1 min

Summary Section A. Paul Manafort

Prior to working for the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, Paul Manafort had extensive dealings in Ukraine and other countries. He was...

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