Russia Investigation Resources

Indictments, testimonies, and other official documents relevant to the connections between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Special Counsel Indictments

As of January 25, 2019, the Special Counsel’s office has indicted 34 people and three companies. Seven people have pleaded guilty. On March 22, 2019, Special Counsel Mueller sent his report to Attorney General William Barr, who then notified Congress. On April 18, 2019, the DOJ released a redacted Mueller report to the public.

October 30, 2017: Gates and his business partner Paul Manafort are indicted on twelve charges by the Special Counsel.

Russian Intelligence Officers

July 13, 2018: The Special Counsel indicts 12 Russian intelligence officers for engaging in cyber operations involving the staged release of documents stolen from U.S. persons and entities involved in the 2016 presidential election.

Intelligence Community Report

On January 6, 2017, the heads of the National Security Agency, FBI, CIA, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence brief Trump on Russian hacking for two hours in Trump Tower. The intelligence community leaders give Trump a report in which they confirm that Putin directed a vast cyberattack aimed at denying Clinton the presidency and installing him in the Oval Office. Trump asks FBI Director Comey to publicly announce that Trump himself is not under investigation. Soon after leaving the meeting, the intelligence officials release an unclassified version of the report.

Additional Official Documents

April 19, 2019: Federal prosecutors submit a sentencing memo for Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States in December 2018.

April 11, 2019: In a case that spun off from the Mueller investigation, the Department of Justice indicts former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig on charges related to his foreign lobbying work for the Ukrainian government. Craig has denied wrongdoing.

March 24, 2019: Attorney General William Barr releases a four page summary containing his conclusions from the Mueller report.

March 13, 2019: The Manhattan District Attorney indicts Paul Manafort on charges related to mortgage fraud and falsified business records.

February 5, 2019: The Department of Justice indicts Paul Erickson, a longtime Republican operative and Butina’s boyfriend, on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.

December 13, 2018: Maria Butina pleads guilty to charges of conspiring to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States.

December 8, 2018: The Southern District of New York files their sentencing memo on Michael Cohen.

October 19, 2018: The Department of Justice charges the Russian national Elena Khusyaynova with conspiracy to defraud the United States for her alleged role in “Project Lakhta,” a Russian influence operation aimed at the 2018 midterms.

August 31, 2018: The Department of Justice charges Samuel Patten, a former associate of Paul Manafort, for failing to file as a foreign lobbyist while working for Ukrainian political interests from 2014 to 2018.

July 16, 2018: The Department of Justice charges Maria Butina, a Russian citizen and former special assistant to Alexander Torshin with strong ties to the NRA, with conspiring to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States, since as early as 2015. This indictment was not brought by the Special Counsel.