The Mueller Report

The Final Report of the Special Counsel into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion

Robert S. Mueller, Special Counsel's Office U.S. Department of Justice, Alan Dershowitz

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781510750173
• Topic: Politik & Internationale Beziehungen
• Subtopic: Politische Korruption & Fehlverhalten

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER. There has never been a more important political investigation thanRobert S. Mueller III's into President Donald Trump's possible collusion with Russia. His momentous findings can be found here, complete with:

• The 300+ pages of the historic report, as released by the Justice Department
• An introduction by constitutional scholar, eminent civil libertarian, and New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz.
• The relevant portions of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the 1999 provisions written by former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, which establish and regulate the powers of the special counsel.
• Rod Rosenstein's 2016 order appointing Robert Mueller III as special counsel and outlining the scope of his investigation.
• Attorney General William Barr's four-page summary of the report, as sent to Congress.
• Barr's explanation of the four reasons for redacting the report, and a key for identifying them in the color-coded report

The wait is over. Robert Mueller, a lifelong Republican, has concluded his investigation and submitted its findings to Attorney General William Barr. Barr has told Congress that Mueller found no proof of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and did not come to a conclusion on obstruction of justice—neither concluding the president committed a crime nor exonerating him. But Mueller's report was over 300 pages and Barr's summary was only four pages, raising questions about the conclusions of a historic investigation. Special Counsel Robert Mueller III's probe into Russian influence on the 2016 election of Donald Trump—including links between the campaign and Russian interests, obstruction of justice by President Trump, and any other matters that may have arisen in the course of the investigation—has been the focal point of American politics since its inception in May 2017. Democrats in the US House of Representatives hoped to use the report to begin impeachment proceedings, with the support of those critical of the president. Media tracked Mueller's every move, and the investigation was subject to constant speculation by political pundits everywhere. It resulted in the indictments of Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and many others. President Trump and his supporters affirmed that the investigation was a "witch hunt" and the product of a plot by the political establishment—the "deep state"—to delegitimize his presidency. Mueller's findings—at least according to Barr—allowed the latter to claim victory. But now, thanks to a subpoena from House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler for the full report, a resolution from the House of Representatives to release the full report to the public (though blocked in the Senate by Mitch McConnell), and popular demand, it's time for public to judge if that is true. The Mueller investigation will join Watergate, and the Mueller Report will jointhe 9/11 Commission Report, the Warren Report, and the Starr Report, as one of the most important in history. The Mueller Report is required reading for everyone with interest in American politics, for every 2016 and 2020 voter, and every American. It's now available here as an affordable paperback, featuring an introduction from eminent civil libertarian, Harvard Law ProfessorEmeritus, and New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz, who provides a constitutional, civil law-based commentary sorely needed in today's media landscape.

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Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election

Volume I of II
Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III

Submitted Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 600.8(c)

Washington, D.C.

March 2019

Vol I of II - Contents

Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election: Volume I of II

INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME I

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO VOLUME I

I. THE SPECIAL COUNSEL’S INVESTIGATION

II. RUSSIAN “ACTIVE MEASURES” SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

A. Structure of the Internet Research Agency

B. Funding and Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin

C. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections

1. The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations As Early As 2014

2. U.S. Operations Through IRA-Controlled Social Media Accounts

3. U.S. Operations Through Facebook

4. U.S. Operations Through Twitter

a. Individualized Accounts

b. IRA Botnet Activities

5. U.S. Operations Involving Political Rallies

6. Targeting and Recruitment of U.S. Persons

7. Interactions and Contacts with the Trump Campaign

a. Trump Campaign Promotion of IRA Political Materials

b. Contact with Trump Campaign Officials in Connection to Rallies

III. RUSSIAN HACKING AND DUMPING OPERATIONS

A. GRU Hacking Directed at the Clinton Campaign

1. GRU Units Target the Clinton Campaign

2. Intrusions into the DCCC and DNC Networks

a. Initial Access

b. Implantation of Malware on DCCC and DNC Networks

c. Theft of Documents from DNC and DCCC Networks

B. Dissemination of the Hacked Materials

1. DCLeaks

2. Guccifer 2.0

3. Use of WikiLeaks

a. WikiLeaks’s expressed Opposition Toward the Clinton Campaign

b. WikiLeaks’s First Contact with Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks

c. The GRU’s Transfer of Stolen Materials to WikiLeaks

d. WikiLeaks Statements Dissembling About the Source of Stolen Materials

C. Additional GRU Cyber Operations

1. Summer and Fall 2016 Operations Targeting Democrat-Linked Victims

2. Intrusions Targeting the Administration of U.S. Elections

D. Trump Campaign and the Dissemination of Hacked Materials

1. [1 line redacted Harm to Ongoing Matter (HOM)]

a. Background

b. Contacts with the Campaign about WikiLeaks

c. [1 line redacted Harm to Ongoing Matter (HOM)]

d. WikiLeaks’s October 7, 2016 Release of Stolen Podesta Emails

e. Donald Trump Jr. Interaction with WikiLeaks

2. Other Potential Campaign Interest in Russian Hacked Materials

a. Henry Oknyansky (aka Henry Greenberg)

b. Campaign Efforts to Obtain Deleted Clinton Emails

IV. RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT LINKS TO AND CONTACTS WITH THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN

A. Campaign Period (September 2015–November 8, 2016)

1. Trump Tower Moscow Project

a. Trump Tower Moscow Venture with the Crocus Group (2013–2014)

b. Communications with I.C. Expert Investment Company and Giorgi Rtskhiladze (Summer and Fall 2015)

c. Letter of Intent and Contacts to Russian Government (October 2015-January 2016)

i. Trump Signs the Letter of Intent on behalf of the Trump Organization

ii. Post-LOI Contacts with Individuals in Russia

d. Discussions about Russia Travel by Michael Cohen or Candidate Trump

i. Sater ‘s Overtures to Cohen to Travel to Russia

ii.Candidate Trump’s Opportunities to Travel to Russia

2. George Papadopoulos

a. Origins of Campaign Work

b. Initial Russia-Related Contacts

c. March 31 Foreign Policy Team Meeting

d. George Papadopoulos Learns That Russia Has “Dirt” in the Form of Clinton Emails

e. Russia-Related Communications With The Campaign

f. Trump Campaign Knowledge of “Dirt”

g. Additional George Papadopoulos Contact

3. Carter Page

a. Background

b. Origins of and Early Campaign Work

c. Carter Page’s July 2016 Trip To Moscow

d. Later Campaign Work and Removal from the Campaign

4. Dimitri Simes and the Center for the National Interest

a. CNI and Dimitri Simes Connect with the Trump Campaign

b. National Interest Hosts a Foreign Policy Speech at the Mayflower Hotel

c. Jeff Sessions’s Post-Speech Interactions with CNI

d. Jared Kushner’s Continuing Contacts with Simes

5. June 9, 2016 Meeting at Trump Tower

a. Setting Up the June 9 Meeting

i. Outreach to Donald Trump Jr.

ii. Awareness of the Meeting Within the Campaign

b. The Events of June 9, 2016

i. Arrangements for the Meeti...