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  U.S. Department of Justice MterHey Werk Pretittet // Ma,? Cel'ltail'I Material
  Preteeteti UH:tier Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) c. The GRU's Transfer of Stolen
  Materials to WikiLeaks .................................. 45 d. ? WikiLeaks
  Statements Dissembling About the Source of Stolen Materials ....................
  ................................................................................
  .... 48 C. Additional GRU Cyber Operations
  ............................................................................. 49
  l. Summer and Fall 2016 Operations Targeting Democrat-Linked Victims
  ............ 49 2. Intrusions Targeting the Administration of U.S. Elections
  ................................... 50 D. Trump Campaign and the Dissemination
  of Hacked Materials .................................. 51 l. ...................
  ........................................................................... 51
  a. Background ..................................................................
  .................................... 51 b. Contacts with the Campaign about
  WikiLeaks ................................................ 52 C. Harm to Ongoing
  Matter .................... 54 d. WikiLeaks's October 7, 2016 Release of Stolen
  Podesta Emails .................... 58 e. Donald Trump Jr. Interaction with
  WikiLeaks ................................................ 59 2. Other Potential
  Campaign Interest in Russian Hacked Materials ......................... 61 a.
  Henry Oknyansky (a/k/a Henry Greenberg)
  .................................................... 61 b. Campaign Efforts to
  Obtain Deleted Clinton Emails ...................................... 62 IV.
  RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT LINKS To AND CONTACTS WITH THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN
  ................ 66 A. Campaign Period (September 2015 -November 8, 2016)
  ......................................... 66 1. Trump Tower Moscow Project
  ............................................................................. 67
  a. Trump Tower Moscow Venture with the Crocus Group (2013-2014) ............ 67
  b. Communications with LC. Expert Investment Company and Giorgi Rtskhiladze
  (Summer and Fall 2015)
  ............................................................ 69 c. Letter of
  Intent and Contacts to Russian Government (October 2015-January 2016) ..........
  ................................................................................
  ...... 70 i. Trump Signs the Letter of Intent on behalf of the Trump
  Organization .... 70 ii. Post-LOI Contacts with Individuals in Russia
  ......................................... 72 d. Discussions about Russia Travel
  by Michael Cohen or Candidate Trump (December 2015-June 2016)
  ......................................................................... 76 i.
  Sater's Overtures to Cohen to Travel to Russia
  ........................................ 76 ii. Candidate Trump's Opportunities
  to Travel to Russia ............................ 78 2. George Papadopoulos .....
  ................................................................................
  ...... 80 a. Origins of Campaign Work
  ..............................................................................
  81 b. Initial Russia-Related Contacts
  ........................................................................ 82 c.
  March 31 Foreign Policy Team Meeting
  ......................................................... 85 ii

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  U.S. Department of Justice AUorttey Work Proattet // Mtt'.)1 Cotttttitt
  Mttterittl Prnteetea Uttaer Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) II. RUSSIAN "ACTIVE MEASURES"
  SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN The first form of Russian election influence came
  principally from the Internet Research Agency, LLC (IRA), a Russian organization
  funded by Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin and companies he controlled, including
  Concord Management and Consulting LLC and Concord Catering (collectively
  "Concord").2 The IRA conducted social media operations targeted at large U.S.
  audiences with the goal of sowing discord in the U.S. political system.3 These
  operations constituted "active measures" (aKTMBHbie Meporrprumu1), a term that
  typically refers to operations conducted by Russian security services aimed at
  influencing the course of international affairs.4 The IRA and its employees
  began operations targeting the United States as early as 2014. Using fictitious
  U.S. personas, IRA employees operated social media accounts and group pages
  designed to attract U.S. audiences. These groups and accounts, which addressed
  divisive U.S. political and social issues, falsely claimed to be controlled by
  U.S. activists. Over time, these social media accounts became a means to reach
  large U.S. audiences. IRA employees travelled to the United States in mid-2014
  on an intelligence-gathering mission to obtain information and photographs for
  use in their social media posts. IRA employees posted derogatory information
  about a number of candidates in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. By early to
  mid-2016, IRA operations included supporting the Trump Campaign and disparaging
  candidate Hillary Clinton. The IRA made various expenditures to carry out those
  activities, including buying political advertisements on social media in the
  names of U.S. persons and entities. Some IRA employees, posing as U.S. persons
  and without revealing their Russian association, communicated electronically
  with individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and with other political
  activists to seek to coordinate political activities, including the staging of
  political rallies.5 The investigation did not identify evidence that any U.S.
  persons knowingly or intentionally coordinated with the IRA's interference
  operation. By the end of the 2016 U.S. election, the IRA had the ability to
  reach millions of U.S. persons through their social media accounts. Multiple
  IRA-controlled Facebook groups and 2 The Office is aware of reports that other
  Russian entities engaged in similar active measw-es operations targeting the
  United States. Some evidence collected by the Office corroborates those rep01ts,
  and the Office has shared that evidence with other offices in the Department of
  Justice and FBI. 3 Harm to Ongoing Matter see also SM-2230634, serial 44
  (analysis). The FBI case number cited here, and other FBI case numbers
  identified in the report, should be treated as law enforcement sensitive given
  the context. The report contains additional law enforcement sensitive
  information. 4 As discussed in Part V below, the active measures investigation
  has resulted in criminal charges against 13 individual Russian nationals and
  three Russian entities, principally for conspiracy to defraud the United States,
  in violation of 18 U.S.C. ? 371. See Volume I, Section V.A, infra; Indictment,
  United States v. Internet Research Agency, et al., 1 :18-cr-32 (D.D.C. Feb. 16,
  2018), Doc. I ("Internet Research Agency Indictment"). 14

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  U.S. Department of Justice Att:srAe~? Wark Prsdttet // Mtty CsAta.iA Mttterittl
  Prsteetea UAaer Fea. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) Instagram accounts had hundreds of
  thousands of U.S. participants. IRA-controlled Twitter accounts separately had
  tens of thousands of followers, including multiple U.S. political figures who
  retweeted IRA-created content. In November 2017, a Facebook representative
  testified that Facebook had identified 470 IRA-controlled Facebook accounts that
  collectively made 80,000 posts between January 2015 and August 2017. Facebook
  estimated the IRA reached as many as 126 million persons through its Face book
  accounts. 6 In January 2018, Twitter announced that it had identified 3,814 IRA-
  controlled Twitter accounts and notified approximately 1 .4 million people
  Twitter believed may have been in contact with an iRA-controlled account.7 A.
  Structure of the Internet Research Agency Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter I ! " " I I Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter anization also led to a more detailed or anizational structure. 6 Social
  Media Influence in the 2016 US. Election, Hearing Before the Senate Select
  Committee on Intelligence, 115th Cong. 13 (11/1/17) (testimony of Colin Stretch,
  General Counsel ofFacebook) ("We estimate that roughly 29 million people were
  served content in their News Feeds directly from the IRA's 80,000 posts over the
  two years. Posts from these Pages were also shared, liked, and followed by
  people on Facebook, and, as a result, three times more people may have been
  exposed to a story that originated from the Russian operation. Our best estimate
  is that approximately 126 million people may have been served content from a
  Page associated with the IRA at some point during the two-year period."). The
  Facebook representative also testified that Facebook had identified 170
  Instagram accounts that posted approximately 120,000 pieces of content during
  that time. Facebook did not offer an estimate of the audience reached via
  Instagram. 7 Twitter, Update on Twitter's Review of the 2016 US Election (Jan.
  31, 2018). 8 See SM-2230634, serial 92. 9 Harm to Ongoing Matter -10 Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 11 See SM-2230634, serial 86 Harm to Ongoing Matter 15

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  U.S. Department of Justice A?:eme:,? Wefk Pfedttet // Ma:,? Cefl:taifl: Matefial
  Pfeteeted Ufl:def Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) . , I . I .. .. . .. .. . -.. .. . . .
  Harm to Ongoing Matter aHarm to Ongoing Matter of 2014, the IRA be an to hide
  its fundin and activities. I I. ? I ? . I? I ! I I.. ? I Harm to Ongoing Matter
  %?to Ongoing Matter B. Funding and Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin Until at
  least February 2018, Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin and two Concord companies
  funded the IRA. Prigozhin is a wealthy Russian businessman who served as the
  head of Concord. 13 Harm to Ongoing Matter 14 See, e.g., SM-2230634, serials 9,
  113 & 180 -? 15 Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 131 & 204. 17 18
  Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 16 Harm to Ongoing Matter

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  U.S. Department of Justice AUeni:ey 1Nerk Predt1et // May Cetttatt, Matet?ial
  Preteeted Uttder Fed. R. Crim. P. 6Ee) sources have reported on Prigozhin's ties
  to Putin, and the two have appeared together in public photographs.22 Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 1t1Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 11Harm to Ongoing Matter 11Harm to Ongoing Matter 19 U.S. Treasury
  Deprutment, "Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities in Connection with
  Russia's Occupation of Crimea and the Conflict in Ukraine" (Dec. 20, 2016). Harm
  to Ongoing Matter 22 See, e.g., Neil MacFarquhar, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian
  Oligarch Indicted by US., Is Known as "Putin's Cook", New York Times (Feb. 16,
  2018). 24 Harm to Ongoing Matter see also SM-17

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attertte, Werk Pred1:1et // Mtty Cetttttifl
  Mttterittl Prnteeted Under Fed. R.. Crim:. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter aHarm
  to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 26 Harm to Ongoing Matter 27 Harm to Ongoing Matter 28 The term "tro 11"
  refers to internet users-in this context, paid operatives-who post inflammatory
  or otherwise disruptive content on social media or other websites. 18

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  U.S. Department of Justice ,<W:erttey Wer:lc Preettet // Moy Cetttoifl Moteriol
  Preteetee Uneer Fee. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) ? :6_ a ? ? a a I I. ? I Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter In May 2016, IRA employees, claiming to be U.S.
  social activists and administrators ofFacebook groups, recruited U.S. persons to
  hold signs (including one in front of the White House) that read "Happy 55th
  Birthda Dear Boss," as an homa e to Pri ozhin whose 55th birthda was on June 1,
  2016 .31 Harr,, ,v '-'' ll::jVI I 'l::I 1v1a,u:;r Harm to Ongoing Matter C. The
  IRA Targets U.S. Elections 1. The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations As Early As 2014
  ! ... ? ... ? .... " ? Harm to Ongoing Matter I I. ? I " I" : I I subdivided the
  Translator Department into different responsibilities, ranging from operations
  on different social media platforms to analytics to 29 Investigative Technique
  See SM-2230634, serials 131 & 204. 30 See SM-2230634, serial 156. 31 Internet
  Research Agency Indictment ,r 12 b; see also 5/26/16 Facebook Messages, ID
  1479936895656747 (United Muslims of America) & 19

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attorttey Work Prodttet // May Cotttaitt Material
  Proteetet:1 Under Feel. R. Criffl. P. 6Ee) graphics and IT. Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter I, ? ? . I 34 See SM-2230634, serial 204 Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 20 %?to Ongoing Matter

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  U.S. Department of Justice Atterney Werk Predttet // Ma:y CentttiH Mttterittl
  Preteeted Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 37 IRA employees also traveled to the United States on intelligence-
  gathering missions. In June 2014, four IRA employees applied to the U.S.
  Department of State to enter the United States, while lying about the purpose of
  their trip and claiming to be four friends who had met at a party.38 Ultimately,
  two IRA employees-Anna Bogacheva and Aleksandra Krylova-received visas and
  entered the United States on June 4, 2014. ??? ". . ? ,,. ,:,!,, . " ..... Harm
  to Ongoing Matter -. -. . ? Harm to Ongoing Matter 35 Harm to Ongoing Matter 37
  Harm to Ongoing Matter 38 See SM-2230634, serials 150 & 172 Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 21

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  U.S. Department of Justice Atten1e;? 'Nerk Predttet // Ma;? Cel'lttl:il'I
  Material Prnteeted Under Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) 2.. U.S. Operations Through IRA-
  Controlled Social Media Accounts Dozens of IRA employees were responsible for
  operating accounts and personas on different U.S. social media platforms. The
  IRA referred to employees assigned to operate the social media accounts as
  "specialists."42 Starting as early as 2014, the IRA's U.S. operations included
  social media specialists focusing on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.43 The IRA
  later added specialists who operated on Tumblr and Instagram accounts.44
  Initially, the IRA created social media accounts that pretended to be the
  personal accounts of U.S. persons.45 By early 2015, the IRA began to create
  larger social media groups or public social media pages that claimed (falsely)
  to be affiliated with U.S. political and grassroots organizations. In certain
  cases, the IRA created accounts that mimicked real U.S. organizations. For
  example, one IRA-controlled Twitter account, @TEN_ GOP, purported to be
  connected to the Tennessee Republican Party.46 More commonly, the IRA created
  accounts in the names of fictitious U.S. organizations and grassroots groups and
  used these accounts to pose as immigration groups, Tea Party activists, Black
  Lives Matter protestors, and other U.S. social and political activists. Harm to
  Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 45 See, e.g.,
  Facebook ID 100011390466802 (Alex Anderson); Facebook ID 100009626173204 (Andrea
  Hansen); Facebook ID 100009728618427 (Gary Williams); Facebook ID
  100013640043337 (Lakisha Richardson). 46 The account claimed to be the
  "Unofficial Twitter of Tennessee Republicans" and made posts that appeared to be
  endorsements of the state political party. See, e.g., @TEN_GOP, 4/3/16 Tweet
  ("Tennessee GOP backs @rea!DonaldTrump period #makeAmericagreatagain #tngop
  #tennessee #gop"). 22

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  U.S. Department of Justice A:tterHe~? 'Net"lc Preettet // May CeHtaiH Material
  Preteetea Unaer Fea. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter The focus on the U.S. presidential campaign continued throughout 2016.
  Inifll 2016 internal reviewing the IRA-controlled Facebook group "Secured
  Borders," the 47 Harm to Ongoing Matter 48 See, e.g., SM-2230634 serial 131 49
  The IRA posted content about the Clinton candidacy before Clinton officially
  announced her presidential campaign. IRA-controlled social media accounts
  criticized Clinton's record as Secretar of State and romoted various criti ues
  of her candidac . The IRA also used other techni 50 Harm to Ongoing Matter 23

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attorl'ley \llork Prodttet // May Col'ltail'l
  Matet?ial Proteeted Ul'lder Fed. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) author criticized the "lower
  number of posts dedicated to criticizing Hillary Clinton" and reminded the
  Facebook specialist "it is imperative to intensify criticizing Hillary
  Clinton."51 3. U.S. Operations Through Facebook Harm to Ongoing Matter I I Harm
  to Ongoing Matter during the 2016 campaign covered a range of political issues
  and included purported conservative 52 Harm to Ongoing Matter 53 Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 54 Harm to Ongoing Matter 24

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  U.S. Department of Justice A.tt:on1e'.Y" Work Prodttet // May CoA.taifl Material
  Proteeted Uflder Fecl. R. Ct'iffl. P. 6(e) Collectively, the IRA's social media
  accounts reached tens of millions of U.S. persons. Individual IRA social media
  accounts attracted hundreds of thousands of followers. For example, at the time
  they were deactivated by Facebook in mid-2017, the IRA's "United Muslims of
  America" Facebook group had over 300,000 followers, the "Don't Shoot Us"
  Facebook group had over 250,000 followers, the "Being Patriotic" Facebook group
  had over 200,000 followers, and the "Secured Borders" Facebook group had over
  130,000 followers.61 According to Facebook, in total the IRA-controlled accounts
  made over 80,000 posts before their deactivation in August 2017, and these posts
  reached at least 29 million U.S persons and "may have reached an estimated 126
  million people."62 4. U.S. Operations Through Twitter .-.. , -.. --' .... ? ? ?
  ??? Harm to Ongoing Matter ti ?.?? ?"!" ?? ?. ?????? , . , . ? . Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Separately, the IRA operated a network of automated Twitter accounts (
  commonly referred to as a bot network) that enabled the IRA to amplify existing
  content on Twitter. a. Individualized Accounts Harm to Ongoing Matter ? Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 61 See Facebook ID 1479936895656747 (United Muslims of America);
  Facebook ID l 157233400960126 (Don't Shoot); Facebook ID 1601685693432389 Bein
  Patriotic; Facebook ID 757183957716200 Secured Borders). Harm to Ongoing Matter
  62 Social Media Influence in the 2016 US Election, Hearing Before the Senate
  Select Committee on Intelligence, 115th Cong. 13 (11/1/17) (testimony of Colin
  Stretch, General Counsel ofFacebook). 63 Harm to Ongoing Matter 64 Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 65 Harm to Ongoing Matter 26

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  U.S. Department of Justice A-Ftat=Ae~? Werk Predttet// Mtty Coruttifl Mttterittl
  Proteet:ed UAder Fed. R. Criffi. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter 66 The IRA
  operated individualized Twitter accounts similar to the operation of its
  Facebook accounts, by continuously posting original content to the accounts
  while also communicating with U.S. Twitter users directly (through public
  tweeting or Twitter's private messaging). The IRA used many of these accounts to
  attempt to influence U.S. audiences on the election. Individualized accounts
  used to influence the U.S. presidential election included @TEN_ GOP ( described
  above); @jenn _ abrams ( claiming to be a Virginian Trump supporter with 70,000
  followers); @Pamela_Moore13 (claiming to be a Texan Trump supporter with 70,000
  followers); and @America:__Ist_ (an anti-immigration persona with 24,000
  followers).67 In May 2016, the IRA created the Twitter account @march_for_trump,
  which promoted IRA-organized rallies in support of the Trump Campaign (described
  below).68 Using these accounts and others, the IRA provoked reactions from users
  and the media. Multiple IRA-posted tweets gained popularity.70 U.S. media
  outlets also quoted tweets from IRA-controlled accounts and attributed them to
  the reactions of real U.S. persons.71 Similarly, numerous high-66 Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 67 Other individualized accounts included @MissouriNewsUS (an
  account with 3,800 followers that posted pro-Sanders and anti-Clinton material).
  68 See @march_for_trump, 5/30/16 Tweet (first post from account). 7? For
  example, one IRA account tweeted, "To those people, who hate the Confederate
  flag. Did you know that the flag and the war wasn't about slavery, it was all
  about money." The tweet received over 40,000 responses. @Jenn_Abrams 4/24/17
  (2:37 p.m.) Tweet. 71 Josephine Lukito & Chris Wells, Most Major Outlets Have
  Used Russian Tweets as Sources for Partisan Opinion: Study, Columbia Journalism
  Review (Mar. 8, 2018); see also Twitter Steps Up to Explain #NewYorkValues to
  Ted Cruz, Washington Post (Jan. 15, 2016) (citing IRA tweet); People Are
  Slamming the CIA/or Claiming Russia Tried to Help Donald Trump, U.S. News &
  World Report (Dec. 12, 2016). 27

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  U.S. Department of Justice AU:erHe'.Y' Werk Prea1:1et // Moy CeHtoiH Material
  Pretcctea UHaer Fea. R. Criffl. P. 6(c) profile U.S. persons, including former
  Ambassador Michael McFaul,72 Roger Stone,73 Sean Hannity,74 and Michael Flynn
  Jr.,75 retweetcd or responded to tweets posted to these controlled accounts.
  Multiple individuals affiliated with the Trump Campaign also promoted IRA tweets
  (discussed below). b. IRA Botnet Activities In January 2018, Twitter publicly
  identified 3,814 Twitter accounts associated with the IRA.79 According to
  Twitter, in the ten weeks before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, these
  accounts posted approximately 175,993 tweets, "approximately 8.4% of which were
  election-? 72 @Mcfaul 4/30/16 Tweet (responding to tweet by @Jenn_Abrams). 73
  @RogerJStoneJr 5/30/16 Tweet (retweeting @Pamela_Moorel3); @RogerJStoneJr
  4/26/16 Tweet (same). 74 @seanhannity 6/21/17 Tweet (retweeting @Pamela_ Moore
  13). 75 @mflynnJR 6/22/17 Tweet ("RT@Jenn_Abrams: This is what happens when you
  add the voice over of an old documentary about mental illness onto video of SJWs
  ... "). 76 A botnet refers to a network of private computers or accounts
  controlled as a group to send specific automated messages. On the Twitter
  network, botnets can be used to promote and republish ("retweet") specific
  tweets or hashtags in order for them to gain larger audiences. 77 Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 78 Harm to Ongoing Matter 79 Eli Rosenberg, Twitter to Tell
  677,000 Users they Were Had by the Russians. Some Signs Show the Problem
  Continues, Washington Post (Jan. 19, 2019). 28

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  U.S. Department of Justice A4teffle)' \llel'k Pt'edttet // May Cetttail'l
  Matet'ial Pt'eteeted U!'lder Fed. R. Ct'im. P. 6(e) related."80 Twitter also
  announced that it had notified approximately 1.4 million people who Twitter
  believed may have been in contact with an IRA-controlled account.81 5. U.S.
  Operations Involving Political Rallies The IRA organized and promoted political
  rallies inside the United States while posing as U.S. grassroots activists.
  First, the IRA used one of its preexisting social media personas (Facebook
  groups and Twitter accounts, for example) to announce and promote the event. The
  IRA then sent a large number of direct messages to followers of its social media
  account asking them to attend the event. From those who responded with interest
  in attending, the IRA then sought a U.S. person to serve as the event's
  coordinator. In most cases, the IRA account operator would tell the U.S. person
  that they personally could not attend the event due to some preexisting conflict
  or because they were somewhere else in the United States.82 The IRA then further
  promoted the event by contacting U.S. media about the event and directing them
  to speak with the coordinator.83 After the event, the IRA posted videos and
  photographs of the event to the IRA's social media accounts. 84 The Office
  identified dozens of U.S. rallies organized by the IRA. The earliest evidence of
  a rally was a "confederate rally" in November 2015. 85 The IRA continued to
  organize rallies even after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The attendance
  at rallies varied. Some rallies appear to have drawn few (if any) pa1tici2ants
  while others drew hundreds The reach and success of these Harm to Ongoing Matter
  80 Twitter, "Update on Twitter's Review of the 2016 US Election" (updated Jan.
  31, 2018). Twitter also reported identifying 50,258 automated accounts connected
  to the Russian government, which tweeted more than a million times in the ten
  weeks before the election. 81 Twitter, "Update on Twitter's Review of the 2016
  US Election" (updated Jan. 31, 2018). ... 82 8/20/16 Facebook Message, ID
  100009922908461 (Matt Skiber) to ID ; 7/21/16 Email, 83 See, e.g.,
  7/21/16~gmail.com to joshmilton024@gmail.com to-84 @march_for_trump 6/25/16
  Tweet (posting photos from rally outside Trump Tower). 85 Instagram ID
  2228012168 (Stand For Freedom) 11/3/15 Post ("Good evening buds! Well I am
  planning to organize a confederate rally[ ... ] in Houston on the 14 of November
  and I want more people to attend."). 29

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  U.S. Department of Justice Atleiffle)1 Werk Preidttet // May Cmttail'l Material
  Preiteeted UF1der Fed. R. Cril'l'l:. P. 6Ee) \ -\. .., ... MINERS FOR TRUMP
  BRING BACK OUR JOBS From June 2016 until the end of the presidential campaign,
  almost all of the U.S. rallies organized by the IRA focused on the U.S.
  election, often promoting the Trump Campaign and opposing the Clinton Campaign.
  Pro-Trump rallies included three in New York; a series of pro-Trump rallies in
  Florida in August 2016; and a series of pro-Trump rallies in October 2016 in
  Pennsylvania. The Florida rallies drew the attention of the Trump Campaign,
  which posted about the Miami rally on candidate Trump's Facebook account (as
  discussed below).86 HELP MR. TRUMP FIX IT! . . .. . . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
  WHEN WHERE IIC!llelli: Iii :Tf.1 t I , , t ? : 11111? 11/1, ,?111:,11111,1;H
  Harm to Ongoing Matter \l1\l:l:llfl\' l'I ;\/A 1'11111 ?/ /I IHll~\l'l'IN!:I:
  1111, IRA Poster for Pennsylvania Rallies organized by the IRA 6. Targeting and
  Recruitment of U.S. Persons Investigative Technique IRA employees frequently
  used Twitter, Facebook, and lnstagram to contact and recruit U.S. persons who
  followed the group. The IRA recruited U.S. ersons from across the olitical s
  ectrum. For example, the IRA targeted the family and a number of black social
  justice activists 86 The pro-Trump rallies were organized through multiple
  Facebook, Twitter, and email accounts. See, e.g., Facebook ID 100009922908461
  (Matt Skiber); Facebook ID 1601685693432389 (Being Patriotic); Twitter Account
  @march_for_trump; beingpatriotic@gmail.com. (Rallies were organized in New York
  on June 25, 2016; Florida on August 20, 2016; and Pennsylvania on October 2,
  2016.) 87 Harm to Ongoing Matter 88 Harm to Ongoing Matter 31

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  U.S. Department of Justice At1:aft'le~? Wafk Pfadttet // May CaAtaiA Material
  Prateetetl Under Fetl. R. Crim. P. 6(e) while posing as a grassroots group
  called "Black Matters US."89 In February 2017, the persona "Black Fist"
  (purporting to want to teach African-Americans to protect themselves when
  contacted by law enforcement) hired a self-defense instructor in New York to
  offer classes sponsored by Black Fist. The IRA also recruited moderators of
  conservative social media groups to promote IRA-generated content,90 as well as
  recruited individuals to perform political acts (such as walking around New York
  City dressed up as Santa Claus with a Trump mask).91 Harm to Ongoing Matter
  aHarm to Ongoing Matter aHarm to Ongoing Matter as the IRA's online audience
  became larger, the IRA tracked U.S. persons with whom they communicated and had
  successfully tasked with tasks ran in from or anizin rallies to takin ictures
  with certain olitical messa es . 89 3/11/16 Facebook Advertisement ID
  6045078289928, 5/6/16 Facebook Advertisement ID 6051652423528, 10/26/16 Facebook
  Advertisement ID 6055238604687; 10/27/16 Facebook Message, ID & ID
  100011698576461 (Taylor Brooks). 90 8/19/16 Face book Message, ID
  100009922908461 (Matt Skiber) to ID 91 12/8/16 Email, robot@craigslist.org to
  beingpatriotic@gmail.com (confirming Craigslist advertisement). 92 8/18-19/16
  Twitter DMs, @march_for_trump & ID 100011698576461 (Taylor Brooks) & (arranging
  to pay for plane tickets and for a Facebook Message, ID 100009922908461 (Matt
  Skiber) & (discussing payment for rally supplies); 8/18/16 Twitter DM,
  (discussing payment for construction materials). 32

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  U.S. Department of Justice Atten1.e,? Werk Prea1:1et // May CeHtttiH Material
  Preteetea UHaer Fea. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter I? b. Contact with
  Trump Campaign Officials in Connection to Rallies Starting in June 2016, the IRA
  contacted different U.S. persons affiliated with the Trump Campaign in an effort
  to coordinate pro-Trump IRA-organized rallies inside the United States. In all
  cases, the IRA contacted the Campaign while claiming to be U.S. political
  activists working on behalf of a conservative grassroots organization. The IRA's
  contacts included requests for signs and other materials to use at rallies, 107
  as well as requests to promote the rallies and help coordinate Iogistics.108
  While certain campaign volunteers agreed to provide the requested support (for
  example, agreeing to set aside a number of signs), the investigation has not
  identified evidence that any Trump Campaign official understood the requests
  were coming from foreign nationals. * * * In sum, the investigation established
  that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election through the "active
  measures" social media campaign carried out by the IRA, an organization funded
  by Prigozhin and companies that he controlled. As explained further in Volume I,
  Section V.A, infra, the Office concluded (and a grand jury has alleged) that
  Prigozhin, his companies, and IRA employees violated U.S. law through these
  operations, principally by undermining through deceptive acts the work of
  federal agencies charged with regulating foreign influence in U.S. elections.
  107 See, e.g., 8/16/16 Email, joshmilton024@gmail.com to -@donaldtrump.com
  (asking for ~Pence signs for Florida rally); 8/18/16 Email,
  joshmilton024@gmail.com to -@donaldtrump.com (a-kin for Trump/Pence signs for
  Florida rally); 8/12/16 Email, joshmilton024@gmail.com to @donaldtrump.com
  (asking for "contact phone numbers for Trump Campaign affiliates" in various
  Florida cities and signs). 108 8/15/16 Email, to joshmilton024 locations to the
  "Florida Goes Trump," list); 8/16/16 Email, to joshmi1ton024@gmail.com
  (volunteering to send an email blast to followers). 35

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  U.S. Department of Justice AtierHey Werk Predttet // Moy CeHtttiH Material
  Preteeted UHeer Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) In early August 2016, Twitter's suspension
  of the Guccifer 2.0 Twitter account. After it was reinstated, GRU officers
  posing as Guccifer 2.0 wrote 1;c?)Wp ,,ia private message, "thank u for writing
  back ... do u find anyt[h]ing interesting in the docs i posted?" On August 17,
  2016, the GRU added, "please tell me if i can help u anyhow ... it would be a
  great pleasure to me." On September 9, 2016, the GRUi;(T);f posing as Guccifer
  2.0-referred to a stolen DCCC document posted online and asked ? "what do u
  think of the info on the turnout model for the democrats entire presidential
  campaign." -responded, "pretty standard."155 The investigation did not identify
  evidence of other communications between-and Guccifer 2.0. 3. Use of WikiLeaks
  In order to expand its interference in the 20 I 6 U.S. presidential election,
  the GRU units transferred many of the documents they stole from the DNC and the
  chairman of the Clinton Campaign to WikiLeaks. GRU officers used both the
  DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0 personas to communicate with WikiLeaks through Twitter
  private messaging and through encrypted channels, including possibly through
  WikiLeaks's private communication system. . a. WikiLeaks's Expressed Opposition
  Toward the Clinton Campaign WikiLeaks, and particularly its founder Julian
  Assange, privately expressed opposition to candidate Clinton well before the
  first release of stolen documents. In November 2015, Assange wrote to other
  members and associates of WikiLeaks that "[w]e believe it would be much better
  for GOP to win ... Dems+Media+liberals woudl [sic] then form a block to reign in
  their worst qualities. . . . With Hillary in charge, GOP will be pushing for her
  worst qualities., dems+media+neoliberals will be mute .... She's a bright, well
  connected, sadisitic sociopath."156 In March 2016, WikiLeaks released a
  searchable archive of approximately 30,000 Clinton emails that had been obtained
  through FOIA litigation.157 While designing the archive, one WikiLeaks member
  explained the reason for building the archive to another associate: 154 155 Harm
  to Ongoing Matter 156 1 l/19/15 Twitter Group Chat, Group ID 594242937858486276,
  @WikiLeaks et al. Assange also wrote that, "GOP will generate a lot oposition
  [sic], including through dumb moves. Hillary will do the same thing, but co-opt
  the liberal opposition and the GOP opposition. Hence biliary has greater freedom
  to statt wars than the GOP and has the will to do so." Id. 157 WikiLeaks,
  "Hillary Clinton Email Archive," available at https://wikileaks.org/clinton-
  emails/. 44

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attertte,? Werk Proclttet // Mtt'' Cettttttft
  Mttterittl Proteetecl UHcler Fecl. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) b. Contacts with the
  Campaign about WikiLeaks Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter On June
  12, 2016, Assange claimed in a televised interview to "have emails relating to
  Hillary Clinton which are pending publication,"194 but provided no additional
  context. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ... Harm to Ongoing.Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter
  Gates recalled candidate Trump being generally frustrated that the Clinton
  emails had not been found.196 , ! Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter
  ?; 194 See Mahita Gajanan, Julian Assange Timed DNC Email Release for Democratic
  Convention, Time (July 27, 2016) (qu.oting the June 12, 2016 television
  interview). 195 In February 2018, Gates pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea
  agreement, to a superseding criminal information charging him with conspiring to
  defraud and commit multiple offenses (i.e., tax fraud, failure to report foreign
  bank accounts, and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal)
  against the United States, as well as making false statements to our Office.
  Superseding Criminal Information, United States v. Richard W Gates III, l:
  17-cr-201 (D.D.C. Feb. 23, 2018), Doc. 195 ("Gates Superseding Criminal
  Information"); Plea Agreement, United States v. Richard W Gates III, 1:
  17-cr-201 (D.D.C. Feb. 23, 2018), Doc. 205 ("Gates Plea Agreement"). Gates has
  provided information and in-comt testimony that the Office has deemed to be
  reliable. 196 Gates I 0/25/18 302, at 1-2. 197 As explained further in Volume I,
  Section IV.A.8, irifra, Manafort entered into a plea agreement with our Office.
  We determined that he breached the agreement by being untruthful in proffer
  sessions and before the grand jury. We have generally recounted his version of
  events in this report only when his statements are sufficiently corroborated to
  be trustworthy; to identify issues on which Manafort's untruthful responses may
  themselves be of evidentiary value; or to provide Manafort's explanations for
  certain events, even when we were unable to determine whether that explanation
  was credible. His account appears here principally because it aligns with those
  of other witnesses. 198 52

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  U.S. Department of Justice Att:erttey '+\'erk Prnt=lttet // May Cetttaitt
  Material Preteetea UHaer Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Michael Cohen, former executive
  vice president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald J. Trump,
  199 told the Office that he recalled an incident in which he was in candidate
  Trum 's office in Trum Tower Cohen further told the Office that, after
  WikiLeaks's subsequent release of stolen mails in July 2016, candidate Trump
  said to Cohen something to the effect of 202 199 In November 2018, Cohen pleaded
  guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to a single-count information charging him
  with making false statements to Congress, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ? l00l(a) &
  (c). He had previously pleaded guilty to several other criminal charges brought
  by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York, after a
  referral from this Office. In the months leading up to his false-statements
  guilty plea, Cohen met with our Office on multiple occasions for interviews and
  provided information that the Office has generally assessed to be reliable and
  that is included in this report. 202 Cohen 9/18/18 302, at I 0. Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 203 Gates 10/25/18 302 (serial 241), at 4. 204 20S
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  U.S. Department of Justice Att:erHey Werle Predttet ,',' May CeHtttiH Mttterittl
  Preteeted UHder Fed. R. Crim. P. 6Ee) developments with WikiLeaks and separately
  told Gates to keep in touch--about future WikiLeaks releases.206 According to
  Gates, by the late summer of 2016, the Trump Campaign was planning a press
  strategy, a communications cam and messa in based on the ossible release of I
  IQI 111 LV '-'ll~VII I~ HIQLL r Clinton emails b WikiLeaks.207 208 ,: Harm to
  Ongoing Matter Harm to ungomg Matter to LaGuardia Airport. , shortly after the
  call candidate Trump told Gates that more releases of damaging information would
  be coming.209 c. Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  u ?. -? ? Harm to Ongoing Matter 207 Gates 4/10/18 302, at 3; Gates 4/11/18 302,
  at 1-2 (SM-2180998); Gates 10/25/18 302, at 2. 208 209 Gates 10/25/18 302
  (serial 241), at 4. 210 211 ,HOM 212 Corsi first rose to public prominence in
  August 2004 when he published his book Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans
  Speak Out Against John Kerry. In the 2008 election cycle, Corsi gained
  prominence for being a leading proponent of the allegation that Barack Obama was
  not born in the United States. Corsi told the Office that Donald Trump expressed
  interest in his writings, and that he spoke with Trump on the phone on at least
  six occasions. Corsi 9/6/18 302, at 3. 213 Corsi 10/31/18 302, at 2; Corsi was
  first interviewed on September 6, 2018 at the Special Counsel's offices in
  Washington, D.C. He was accompanied by counsel throughout the interview. Corsi
  was subsequently interviewed on September 17, 2018; September 21, 2018; October
  31, 2018; November I, 2018; and November 2, 2018. Counsel was 54

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attemey Werk Preclttet // Miey? Cefltttifl Material
  Preteetecl Uflcler Fecl. R. Critfl. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 111i1Harm to Ongoing Matter According to Malloch, Corsi asked him
  to put Corsi in touch with Assange, whom Corsi wished to interview. Malloch
  recalled that Corsi also suggested that individuals in the "orbit" of U.K.
  politician Nigel Farage might be able to contact Assange and asked if Malloch
  knew them. Malloch told Corsi that he would think about the request but made no
  actual attempt to connect Corsi with Assange.218 Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to
  Ongoing Matter present for all interviews, and the interviews beginning on
  September 21, 2018 were conducted pursuant to a proffer agreement that precluded
  affirmative use of his statements against him in limited circumstances. 214 215
  Corsi 10/31/18 302, at 4. Malloch denied ever communicating with Assange est to
  contact Assange because he believed he had no 55

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  U.S. Department of Justice Att:arttey Wat1k Pt1adttet // Mtty Catttttitt
  Mttterittl Preteeted Under Fed. R. Ct1iffl. P. 6(e) Malloch stated to
  investigators that beginnin in or about Au ust 2016, he and Corsi had multiple
  Face Time discussions about WikiLeaks ? had made a connection to Assange and
  that the hacked emails of John Podesta would be released prior to Election Day
  and would be helpful to the Trump Campaign. In one conversation in or around
  August or September 2016, Corsi told Malloch that the release of the Podesta
  emails was coming, after which "we" were going to be in the driver's seat.221
  Harm to Ongoing Matter 1if11Harm to Ongoing Matter 1i1Harm to Ongoing Matter
  111Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 111Harm to Ongoing Matter -Harm
  to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter ? Harm to Ongoing Matter 223 224 225
  226 227 228 Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter
  Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 56

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  U.S. Department of Justice Att:ame:,? Wark Pl'06ttet // Mey C0HttliH Matel'ial
  Pl'ateetea UHaer rea. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 230
  231 234 235 236 Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 57 aHarm to Ongoing Matter
  111Harm to Ongoing Matter aHarm to Ongoing Matter -aHarm to Ongoing Matter

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  U.S. Department of Justice AM:erttey Wer:k Predttet // Mtty Cetttaitt Mttterial
  Preteeted Uttder FeE:I. R. Criffi. P. 6(e) d. WikiLeaks's October 7, 2016
  Release of Stolen Podesta Emails On October 7 2016 four days after the Assange
  press conference , the Washington Post published an Access Hollywood video that
  captured comments by candidate Trump some years earlier and that was expected to
  adversely affect the Campaign.239 Less than an hour after the video's
  publication, WikiLeaks released the first set of emails stolen by the GRU from
  the account of Clinton Campaign chairman John Podesta. Harm to Ongoing Matter
  111Harm to Ongoing Matter -Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter
  1111Harm to Ongoing Matter Corsi said that, because he had no direct means o
  communicating with WikiLeaks, he told members of the news site WNO-who were
  participating on a conference call with him that day-to reach Assange
  immediately.244 Corsi claimed that the pressure was 239 Candidate Trump can be
  heard off camera making graphic statements about women. 240 241 242 243 244 In a
  later November 2018 interview, Corsi stated Harm to Ongoing Matter that he
  believed Malloch was on the call but then focused on other individuals who were
  on the call-invitation, which Malloch was not. (Separate travel records show
  that at the time of the call, Malloch was aboard a transatlantic flight). Corsi
  at one point stated that after WikiLeaks 's release of stolen emails on October
  7, 2016, he concluded Malloch had gotten in contact with Assange. Corsi 11/1/18
  302, at 6. 58

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attet'He~? Werk Prnfitiet // Mft)? CemaiH Material
  Preteetee UHeer Fee. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) enormous and recalled telling the
  conference call the Access Hollywood tape was coming.245 Corsi stated that he
  was convinced that his efforts had caused WikiLeaks to release the emails when
  they did.246 In a later November 2018 interview, Corsi stated that he thought
  that he had told people on a WND conference call about the forthcoming tape and
  had sent out a tweet asking whether anyone could contact Assange, but then said
  that maybe he had done nothing.247 The Office investigated Corsi' s allegations
  about the events of October 7 little corroboration for his alle ations about the
  da .248 However, the phone records themselves do not indicate that the
  conversation was with any of the reporters who broke the Access Hollywood sto ,
  and the Office has not otherwise been able to identif the substance of the
  conversation. However, the Office has not identified any conference call
  participant, or anyone who spoke to Corsi that day, who says that they received
  non-public information about the tape from Corsi or acknowledged having
  contacted a member of WikiLeaks on October 7, 2016 after a conversation with
  Corsi. e. Donald Trump Jr. Interaction with WikiLeaks Donald Trump Jr. had
  direct electronic communications with WikiLeaks during the campaign period. On
  September 20, 2016, an individual named Jason Fishbein sent WikiLeaks the
  password for an unlaunched website focused on Trump's "unprecedented and
  dangerous" ties 245 During the same interview, Corsi also suggested that he may
  have sent out public tweets because he knew Assange was reading his tweets. Our
  Office was unable to find evidence of any such tweets. 246_ Corsi 9/21/18 302,
  at 6-7. 247 Corsi 11/1/18 302, at 6. Harm to Ongoing Matter ??Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 59

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  U.S. Department of Justice Mterttey '.\'erk Preeittet // May Cetttaitt Material
  Preteeteel Ul'l:eler Feel. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) to Rome, Italy, as part of his
  duties with LCILP.411 The purpose of the trip was to meet officials affiliated
  with Link Campus University, a for-profit institution headed by a former Italian
  government official.412 During the visit, Papadopoulos was introduced to Joseph
  Mifsud. Mifsud is a Maltese national who worked as a professor at the London
  Academy of Diplomacy in London, England.413 Although Mifsud worked out of London
  and was also affiliated with LCILP, the encounter in Rome was the first time
  that Papadopoulos met him.414 Mifsud maintained various Russian contacts while
  living in London, as described further below. Among his contacts was ,415 a one-
  time employee of the IRA, the entity that carried out the Russian social media
  campaign (see Volume I Section II, supra). In January and February 2016, Mifsud
  and -discussed possibly meeting in Russia. The investigation did not~ meeting.
  Later, in the spring of 2016, -was also in contact -that was linked to an
  employee of the Russian Ministry of Defense, and that account had overlapping
  contacts with a group of Russian controlled Facebook accounts that included
  accounts used to promote the DCLeaks releases in the course of the GRU's hack-
  and-release operations (see Volume I, Section III.B.1, supra). According to
  Papadopoulos, Mifsud at first seemed uninterested in Papadopoulos when they met
  in Rome.416 After Papadopoulos informed Mifsud about his role in the Trump
  Campaign, however, Mifsud appeared to take greater interest in Papadopoulos.417
  The two discussed Mifsud's European and Russian contacts and had a general
  discussion about Russia; Mifsud also offered to introduce Papadopoulos to
  European leaders and others with contacts to the Russian government.418
  Papadopoulos told the Office that Mifsud's claim of substantial connections with
  Russian government officials interested Papadopoulos, who thought that such
  connections could increase his importance as a policy advisor to the Trump
  Campaign.419 411 Papadopoulos 8/10/17 302, at 2-3; Papadopoulos Statement of
  Offense ,r 5. 412 Papadopoulos 8/10/17 302, at 2-3; Stephanie Kirchgaessner et
  al., Joseph Mifsud: more questions than answers about mystery professor linked
  to Russia, The Guardian (Oct. 31, 2017) ("Link Campus University ... is headed
  by a former Italian interior minister named Vincenzo Scotti."). 413 Papadopoulos
  Statement of Offense ,r 5. 414 Papadopoulos 8/10/17 302, at 3. , , , ?
  Investigative Technique 1Harm to Ongoing Matter 416 Papadopoulos Statement of
  Offense ,r 5. 417 Papadopoulos Statement of Offense ,r 5. 418 Papadopoulos
  8/10/17 302, at 3; Papadopoulos 8/11/17 302, at 2. 419 Papadopoulos Statement of
  Offense ,r 5. 83

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  U.S. Department of Justice Atterfte)' Werk Predt1et ,',' Ma:>? Cefltaifl
  Material Preteeted Uflder Fed. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) the releases, the defendants
  used the Guccifer 2.0 persona to disseminate documents through WikiLeaks. On
  July 22, 2016, WikiLeaks released over 20,000 emails and other documents that
  the hacking conspirators had stolen from the DNC. Netyksho Indictment ,i 48. In
  addition, on October 7, 2016, WikiLeaks began releasing emails that some
  conspirators had stolen from Clinton Campaign chairman John Podesta after a
  successful spearphishing operation. Netyksho Indictment ,i 49. Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter b. Charging Decision As to Harm to Ongoing Matter
  Harm to Ongoing Matter -Harm to Ongoing Matter 1278 The Office also considered,
  but ruled out, charges on the theory that the post-hacking sharing and
  dissemination of emails could constitute trafficking in or receipt of stolen
  property under the National Stolen Property Act (NSPA), 18 U.S.C. ?? 2314 and
  2315. The statutes comprising the NSPA cover "goods, wares, or merchandise," and
  lower coutts have largely understood that phrase to be limited to tangible items
  since the Supreme Court's decision in Dowling v. United States, 473 U.S. 207
  (1985). See United States v. Yijia Zhang, 995 F. Supp. 2d 340, 344-48 (E.D. Pa.
  2014) (collecting cases). One of those post-Dowling decisions-United States v.
  Brown, 925 F.2d 1301 (10th Cir. 1991)-specifically held that the NSPA does not
  reach "a computer program in source code form," even though that code was stored
  in tangible items (i.e., a hard disk and in a three-ring notebook). Id. at
  1302-03. Congress, in turn, cited the Brown opinion in explaining the need for
  amendments to 18 U.S.C. ? 1030(a)(2) that "would ensure that the theft of
  intangible information by the unauthorized use of a computer is prohibited in
  the same way theft of physical items [is] protected." S. Rep. 104-357, at 7
  (1996). That sequence of events would make it difficult to argue that hacked
  emails in electronic form, which are the relevant stolen items here, constitute
  "goods, wares, or merchandise" within the meaning of the NSPA. 176

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  U.S. Department of Justice AttorRey Work Prodttet ,',' Mtty Cofltttifl
  Mttterittl Proteeted Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter -Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 178

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  U.S. Department of Justice :At:l:erHey \?erk Predttet // Ma)? CaHtaiH Material
  Preteeted UHder Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter Tower
  ---:-eonstituted prosecutable violations of the campaign-finance laws. The
  Office determined that the evidence was not sufficient to charge either incident
  as a criminal violation. a. Overview Of Governing Law "[T]he United States has a
  compelling interest ... in limiting the participation of foreign citizens in
  activities of democratic self-government, and in thereby preventing foreign
  influence over the U.S. political process." Bluman v. FEC, 800 F. Supp. 2d 281,
  288 (D.D.C. 2011) (Kavanaugh, J., for three-judge court), ajf'd, 565 U.S. 1104
  (2012). To that end, federal finance law broadly prohibits foreign nationals
  from making contributions, donations, expenditures, or other disbursements in
  connection with federal, state, or local candidate elections, and prohibits
  anyone from soliciting, accepting, or receiving such contributions or donations.
  As relevant here, foreign nationals may not make-and no one may "solicit,'
  accept, or receive" from them-"a contribution or donation of money or other
  thing of value" or "an express or implied promise to make a contribution or
  donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election." 52 U.S.C. ?
  30121(a)(l)(A), (a)(2).1283 The term "contribution," which is used throughout
  the campaign-finance law, "includes" "any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or
  deposit of money or anything of value made by any person for the purpose of
  influencing any election for Federal office." 52 U.S.C. ? 30101(8)(A)(i). It
  excludes, among other things, "the value of [volunteer] services." 52 U.S.C. ?
  30101(8)(B)(i). Foreign nationals are also barred from making "an expenditure,
  independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication."
  52 U.S.C. ? 30121(a)(l)(C). The term "expenditure" "includes" "any purchase,
  payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of
  value, made by any person for the purpose of influencing any election for
  Federal office." 52 U.S.C. ?,30101(9)(A)(i). It excludes, among other things,
  news stories and non-partisan get-out-the-vote activities. 52 U.S.C. ? 3010 I
  (9)(B)(i)-(ii). An "independent expenditure" is an expenditure "expressly
  advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate" and made
  independently of the campaign. 52 U.S.C. ? 30101(17). An "electioneering
  communication" is a broadcast communication that "refers to a clearly identified
  candidate for Federal office" and is made within specified time periods and
  targeted at the relevant electorate. 52 u.s.c. ? 30104(f)(3). The statute
  defines "foreign national" by reference to FARA and the Immigration and
  Nationality Act, with minor modification. 52 U.S.C. ? 30121(b) (cross-
  referencing 22 U.S.C. ? 61 l(b)(l)-(3) and 8 U.S.C. ? 1101(a)(20), (22)). That
  definition yields five, overlapping categories of foreign nationals, which
  include all of the individuals and entities relevant for present purposes-
  namely, foreign governments and political parties, individuals 1283 Campaign-
  finance law also places financial limits on contributions, 52 U.S.C. ? 30116(a),
  and prohibits contributions from corporations, banks, and labor unions, 52
  U.S.C. ? 3011 S(a); see Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310, 320 (2010).
  Because the conduct that the Office investigated involved possible electoral
  activity by foreign nationals, the foreign-contributions ban is the most readily
  applicable provision. 184

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Work Prod1:1et // Ma,? Cmnain Material
  Proteeted Under Fed. R. Criffi. P. 6(e) did not believe his response to the
  offer and the June 9 meeting itself violated the law. Given his less direct
  involvement in arranging the June 9 meeting, Kushner could likely mount a
  similar defense. And, while Manafort is experienced with political campaigns,
  the Office has not developed evidence showing that he had relevant knowledge of
  these legal issues. iii. Difficulties in Valuing Promised Information The Office
  would also encounter difficulty proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the value
  of the promised documents and information exceeds the $2,000 threshold for a
  criminal violation, as well as the $25,000 threshold for felony punishment. See
  52 U.S.C. ? 30109(d)(l). The type of evidence commonly used to establish the
  value of non-monetary contributions-such as pricing the contribution on a
  commercial market or determining the upstream acquisition cost or the cost of
  distribution-would likely be unavailable or ineffective in this factual setting.
  Although damaging opposition research is surely valuable to a campaign, it
  appears that the information ultimately delivered in the meeting was not
  valuable. And while value in a conspiracy may well be measured by what the
  participants expected to receive at the time of the agreement, see, e.g., United
  States v. Tombrello, 666 F.2d 485,489 (11th Cir. 1982), Goldstone's description
  of the offered material here was quite general. His suggestion of the
  information's value-i.e., that it would "incriminate Hillary" and "would be very
  useful to [Trump Jr.'s] father"-was specific and may have been understood as
  being of uncertain worth or reliability, given Goldstone's lack of direct access
  to the original source. The uncertainty over what would be delivered could be
  reflected in Trump Jr.'s response ("if it's what you say I love it") (emphasis
  added). Accordingly, taking into account the high burden to establish a culpable
  mental state in a campaign-finance prosecution and the difficulty in
  establishing the required valuation, the Office decided not to pursue criminal
  campaign-finance charges against Trump Jr. or other campaign officials for the
  events culminating in the June 9 meeting. c. Application to Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 188

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  U.S. Department of Justice At1:erttey Werk Predttet // Mey CetttftiH MB.teria:l
  Preteeted Uttder Fed. R. Criffi. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter 189

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  U.S. Department of Justice At:t:ol'tte~? Wol'k Pl'oe:lttet // May Cotttaitt
  Material Pl'oteeteti Utte:le!' Fee:I. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) I. The President Orders
  McGahn to Deny that the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel ............
  ................................................................................
  .............. 113 1. .The Press Reports that the President Tried to Fire the
  Special Counsel... .......... 113 2. The President Seeks to Have McGahn Dispute
  the Press Reports ..................... 114 J. The President's Conduct Towards
  Flynn, Manafort,litlllll ????? ........................... 120 1. Conduct
  Directed at Michael Flynn
  .................................................................... 120 2.
  Conduct Directed at Paul Manafort
  ..................................................................... 122 3.
  Harm to Ongoing Matter ????????????????????????????????????
  ................................... 128 K. The President's Conduct Involving
  Michael Cohen .................................................. 134 l.
  Candidate Trump's Awareness of and Involvement in the Trump Tower Moscow Project
  ................................................................................
  .................. 134 2. Cohen Determines to Adhere to a "Party Line"
  Distancing Candidate Trump From Russia .........................................
  ................................................... 138 3. Cohen Submits False
  Statements to Congress Minimizing the Trump Tower Moscow Project in Accordance
  with the Party Line ............................... 139 4. The President Sends
  Messages of Support to Cohen .......................................... 144 5.
  The President's Conduct After Cohen Began Cooperating with the Government. .....
  ................................................................................
  ................... 148 L. Overarching Factual Issues ..........................
  .............................................................. 156 III. LEGAL
  DEFENSES To THE APPLICATION OF OBSTRUCTION-OF-JUSTICE STATUTES To THE PRESIDENT
  ................................................................................
  ............................................ 159 A. Statutory Defenses to the
  Application of Obstruction-Of-Justice Provisions to the Conduct Under
  Investigation
  ........................................................................... 160
  1. The Text of Section 1512(c)(2) Prohibits a Broad Range of Obstructive Acts ..
  ................................................................................
  ................................ 160 2. Judicial Decisions Support a Broad
  Reading of Section 1512( c )(2) .................. 162 3. The Legislative
  History of Section 1512(c)(2) Does Not Justify Narrowing Its Text. .............
  ................................................................................
  ................. 164 4. General Principles of Statutory Construction Do Not
  Suggest That Section 1512( c )(2) is Inapplicable to the Conduct in this
  Investigation .......................... 165 5. Other Obstruction Statutes Might
  Apply to the Conduct in this Investigation .....................................
  ................................................................... 167 B.
  Constitutional Defenses to Applying Obstruction-Of-Justice Statutes to
  Presidential Conduct ...........................................................
  ....................................... 168 1. The Requirement of a Clear
  Statement to Apply Statutes to Presidential Conduct Does Not Limit the
  Obstruction Statutes ............................................. 169 iii

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attef'Re~? Wef'k Pl'etittet // May CeRtaiR Material
  Preteetetl UReef" Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) and Harm to Ongoing Matter 26 oke to
  Trump~;;;;~;~;~;;~;.,;~; ; Manafort recalled that Trump responded that Manafort
  should keep Trump u~ty campaign manager Rick Gates said that Man~ssure about
  -information and that Manafort instructed Gates~ status updates on u com in
  releases.28 Around the same time Gates was with Trump on a trip to an airport ,
  and shortly after the call ended, Trum2 told Gates that more releases of
  damaging information would be coming.29 i:?jih??l?Uf?MhflrlfDiM -were discussed
  within the Campaign,3? and in the summer of 2016, the Campaign was planning a
  communications strategy based on the possible release of Clinton emails by
  WikiLeaks.31 3. The Trump Campaign Reacts to Allegations That Russia was Seeking
  to Aid Candidate Trump In the days that followed WikiLeaks's July 22, 2016
  release of hacked DNC emails, the Trump Campaign publicly rejected suggestions
  that Russia was seeking to aid candidate Trump. On July 26, 2016, Trump tweeted
  that it was "[c]razy" to suggest that Russia was "dealing with Trump"32 and that
  "[f]or the record," he had "ZERO investments in Russia."33 In a press conference
  the next day, July 27, 2016, Trump characterized "this whole thing with Russia"
  as "a total deflection" and stated that it was "farfetched" and "ridiculous."34
  Trump said that the assertion that Russia had hacked the emails was unproven,
  but stated that it would give him "no pause" if Russia had Clinton's emails.35
  Trump added, "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000
  emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded President's
  activities, and his own criminal conduct, is descriped in Volume II, Section
  ILK, infra, and in Volume I, Section IV.A. I, supra. 26 Cohen 8/7/18 302, at 8.
  27 . As explained in footnote 197 of Volume I, Section III.D. l.b, supra, this
  Office has included Manafort's account of these events because it aligns with
  those of other witnesses and is corroborated to that extent. 28 Gates l 0/25/18
  302, at 4. 29 Gates I 0/25/ 18 302, at 4. 30 Bannon 1/18/ l 9 3 02, at 3.
  31Gates4/11/18302, at 1-2 (SM-2180998); Gates 10/25/18302, at2(messa~ formed in
  June/Jul timeframe based on claims b Assan eon June 12, 2016, ----. ).
  32@rea!DonaldTrump 7/26/16 (6:47 p.m. ET) Tweet. 33 @realDonaldTrump 7/26/16
  (6:50 p.m. ET) Tweet. 34 Donald Trump News Conference, Doral, Florida, C-S PAN
  (July 27, 2016). 35 Donald Trump News Conference, Doral, Florida, C-SPAN (July
  27, 2016). 18

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  U.S. Department of Justice Atterttey Werk Pl'ea1:1et // May CentaiH Material
  Preteetea Uttaer Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Manafort."887 In an interview on November
  28, 2018, the President suggested that it was "very brave" that Manafort did not
  "flip": If you told the truth, you go to jail. You know this flipping stuff is
  terrible. You flip and you lie and you get-the prosecutors will tell you 99
  percent of the time they can get people to flip. It's rare that they can't. But
  I had three people: Manafort, Corsi-I don't know Corsi, but he refuses to say
  what they demanded.888 Manafort, Corsi . It's actually very brave.889 Tn
  response to a question about a potential pardon for Manafort, the President
  said, "It was never discussed, but I wouldn't take it off the table. Why would I
  take it off the table?"890 3. Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm
  to Ongoing Matter :?? Harm to Ongoing Matter aHarm to Ongoing Matter IIIHarm to
  Ongoing Matter 887 Stephen Collinson, Trump appears consumed by Mueller
  investigation as details emerge, CNN (Nov. 29, 2018). 888 "Corsi" is a reference
  to Jerome Corsi, who was involved in efforts to coordinate with WikiLeaks and
  Assange, and who stated publicly at that time that he had refused a plea offer
  fro~'s Office because he was "not going to sign a lie." Sara Murray & Eli
  Watkins,~ says he won't agree to plea deal, CNN (Nov. 26, 2018). 889 Marisa
  Schultz & Nikki Schwab, Oval Office Interview with President Trump: Trump says
  pardon for Paul Manafort still a possibility, New York Post (Nov. 28, 2018).
  That same day, the President tweeted: "While the disgusting Fake News is doing
  everything within their power not to report it that way, at least 3 major
  players are intimating that the Angry Mueller Gang ofDems is viciously telling
  witnesses to lie about facts & they will get relief. This is our Joseph McCarthy
  Era!" @rea!DonaldTrump 11/28/18 (8:39 a.m. ET) Tweet. 890 Marisa Schultz & Nikki
  Schwab, New York Post Oval Office Interview with President Trump: Trump says
  pardon for Paul Manafort still a possibility, New York Post (Nov. 28, 2018).
  Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to
  Ongoing Matter 128

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attorfte)'" Work Proauet // Ma)'' Cofttaift Material
  Prnteetea UHaer Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter raHarm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 1aHarm to Ongoing Matter
  Harm to Ongoing Matter 895 Harm to Ongoing Matter -? 896 Harm to Ongoing Matter
  : ? Harm to Ongoing Matter :?? Harm to Ongoing Matter ? Harm to Ongoing Matter
  129

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attol'Ae~? 'Nol'ic Pl'oattet // May CoAtt1iA
  Matel'ial Pl'oteetea UAaer Fee. R. Cl'iffl. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm
  to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter 900 Harm to Ongoing Matter ?? Harm to Ongoing
  Matter ? Harm to Ongoing Matter ?1 ? Harm to Ongoing Matter 905 Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 907 Harm to Ongoing Matter 908 Harm to Ongoing Matter -Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 111Harm to Ongoing Matter 130

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  U.S. Department of Justice /\Horney \l/01?k Prodttet // May Cot?taitt Material
  Prntectcd Uttdcr Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(c) Hawker, Jonathan Heilbrunn, Jacob Hicks,
  Hope Holt, Lester Hunt, Jody Ivanov, Igor Ivanov, Sergei Kasowitz, Marc Katsyv,
  Denis Katsyv, Peter Kaveladze, IrakJi (Ike) Kaverzina, Irina Kelly, John
  Khalilzad, Zalmay Kilimnik, Konstantin Kislyak, Sergey Klimentov, Denis Harm to
  Ongoing Matter Public relations consultant at FTI Consulting; worked with Davis
  Manafort International LLC on public relations campaign in Ukraine. Editor of
  the National Interest, the periodical that officially hosted candidate Trump's
  April 2016 foreign policy speech. White House communications director (Aug. 2017
  -Mar. 2018) and press secretary for the Trump Campaign. NBC News anchor who
  interviewed President Trump on May 11, 2017. Chief of staff to Attorney General
  Jeff Sessions (Feb. 2017 -Oct. 2017). President of the Russian International
  Affairs Council and former Russian foreign minister. Ivan Timofeev told George
  Papadopoulos that Ivanov advised on arranging a "Moscow visit" for the Trump
  Campaign. Special representative of Vladimir Putin, former Russian deputy prime
  minister, and former FSB deputy director. In January 2016, Michael Cohen emailed
  the Kremlin requesting to speak to Ivanov. President Trump's personal counsel
  (May 2017 -July 2017). Son of Peter Katsyv; owner of Russian company Prevezon
  Holdings Ltd. and associate of Natalia Veselnitskaya. Russian businessman and
  father of Denis Katsyv. Harm to Ongoing Matter Vice president at Crocus Group
  and Aras Agalarov's deputy in the United States. He participated in the June 9,
  2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Natalia Veselnitskaya and Trump Campaign
  officials. Employee of the internet Research Agency, which engaged in an "active
  measures" social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential
  election. White House chief of staff (July 2017 -Jan.2019). U.S. special
  representative to Afghanistan and former U.S. ambassador. He met with Senator
  Jeff Sessions during foreign policy dinners put together through the Center for
  the National Interest. Russian-Ukrainian political consultant and long-time
  employee of Paul Manafort assessed by the FBI to have ties to Russian
  intelligence. Former Russian ambassador to the United States and current Russian
  senator from Mordovia. Employee of the New Economic School who informed high-
  ranking Russian government officials of Carter Page's July 2016 visit to Moscow.
  B-5

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  U.S. Department of Justice AUor1rn)1 Work Prodttet // May Cm1taitt Material
  Proteeted Uttder Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Malloch, Theodore (Ted) Manafort, Paul
  Jr. Mashburn, John McCabe, Andrew McCord, Mary McFarland, Kathleen (K.T.)
  McGahn, Donald (Don) Medvedcv, Dmitry Melnik, Yuriy Mifsud, Joseph Miller, Matt
  Miller, Stephen Millian, Sergei Mnuchin, Steven Miiller-Maguhn, Andrew Nader,
  George Netyksho, Viktor the Magnitsky Act, which imposed financial and travel
  sanctions on Russian officials. Chief executive officer of Global Fiduciary
  Governance and the Roosevelt Group. He was a London-based associate of Jerome
  Corsi. Trump campaign member (March 2016-Aug. 2016) and chairman and chief
  strategist (May 2016 -Aug. 2016). Trump administration official and former
  policy director to the Trump Campaign. Acting director of the FBI (May 2017
  -Aug. 2017); deputy director of the FBI (Feb. 2016 -Jan. 2018). Acting Assistant
  Attorney General (Oct. 2016-May 2017). Deputy White House National Security
  Advisor (Jan. 2017-May 2017). White House Counsel (Jan. 2017 -Oct. 2018). Prime
  Minister of Russia. Spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
  who connected with George Papadopoulos on social media. Maltese national and
  former London-based professor who, immediately after returning from Moscow in
  April 2016, told George Papadopoulos that the Russians had "dirt" in the form of
  thousands of Clinton emails. Trump Campaign staff member who was present at the
  meeting of the National Security and Defense Platform Subcommittee in July 2016.
  Senior advisor to the President. Founder of the Russian American Chamber of
  Commerce who met with George Papadopoulos during the campaign. Secretary of the
  Treasury. Harm to Ongoing Matter Member of hacker association Chaos Computer
  Club and associate of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. Advisor to the
  United Arab Emirates's Crown Prince who arranged a meeting between Kirill
  Dmitriev and Erik Prince during the transition period. Russian military officer
  in command of a unit involved in Russian hacand-release operations to interfere
  in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. B-7

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  U.S. Department of Justice At'lertle)' '.\'erk Preauet // Ma)'' CeAtaiA Material
  Preteetea UAaer Fee. R. Crim. P. 6(e) 3. United States v. Richard Gates U.S.
  Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (Awaiting sentencing) 4. United
  States v. Internet Research Agency, et al. (Russian Social Media Campaign) U.S.
  Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia National Security Division (Post-
  indictment, pre-arrest & pre-trial 1) 5. United States v. Konstantin Kilimnik
  U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (Post-indictment, pre-
  arrest) 6. United States v. Paul Manafort U.S. Attorney's Office for the
  District of Columbia U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
  (Post-conviction) 7. United States v. Viktor Netyksho, et al. (Russian Hacking
  Operations) U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  National Security Division (Post-indictment, pre-arrest) 8. United States v.
  William Samuel Patten U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
  (Awaiting sentencing) The Acting Attorney General authorized the Special Counsel
  to investigate aspects of Patten's conduct that related to another matter that
  was under investigation by the Office. The investigation uncovered evidence of a
  crime; the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia handled the
  prosecution of Patten. 9. Harm to Ongoing Matter (Investigation ongoing) The
  Acting Attorney General authorized the Special Counsel to investigate, among
  other things, crime or crimes arising out of payments Paul Manafort received
  from the Ukrainian government before and during the tenure of President Viktor
  Yanukovych. See August 2, 2017 Memorandum from Rod J. Rosenstein to Robert S.
  Mueller, Ill. The Acting Attorney General 1 One defendant, Concord Management &
  Consulting LLC, appeared through counsel and is in trial litigation. D-2

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  U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Work Pree1:1et // May ContaiH Material
  Preteetee Uneer Fee. R. Criffl. P. 6(e) , ! Harm to Ongoing Matter On October
  27, 2017, Paul Manafort and Richard Gates were charged in the District of
  Columbia with various crimes (including FARA) in connection with work they
  performed for Russia-backed political entities in Ukraine. On February 22, 2018,
  Manafort and Gates were charged in the Eastern District of Virginia with various
  other crimes in connection with the payments they received for work performed
  for Russia-backed political entities in Ukraine. During the course of its , the
  Special Counsel's Office developed substantial evidence with respect to
  individuals and enti ies that wer On February 23, 2018, Gates pleaded guilty in
  the District of Columbia to a object conspiracy and to making false statements;
  the remaining charges against Gates were dismissed.3 Thereafter, in consultation
  with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Special Counsel's Office
  closed the and referred them 1if?rn? for further investigation as it deemed
  appropriate. The Office based its decision to close those matters on its
  mandate, the indictments.ofManafort, Gates's plea, and its determination as to
  how best to allocate its resources, among other reasons; At Harm to Ongoing
  Matter the investigation of those closed matters. 10. United States v. Roger
  Stone 1 I. US. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (Awaiting trial)
  Harm to Ongoing Matter (Investigation ongoing) B. Referrals d During the course
  of the investigation, the Office periodically identified evidence of potential
  criminal activity _that was outside the scope of the Special Counsel's
  jurisdiction established by the Acting Attorney General. After consultation with
  the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Office referred that evidence to
  appropriate law enforcement authorities, principally other components of the
  Department of Justice and the FBI. Those referrals, listed 3 Manafort was
  ultimately convicted at trial in the Eastern District of Virginia and pleaded
  guilty in the District of Columbia. See Vol. I, Section IV.A.8. The trial and
  plea happened after the transfer decision described here. D-3

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  U.S. Department of Justice Att:orHe~? Work Proattet // Mtty CoHtttiH Mutefittl
  Pfoteetea UHaef Fee. R. Cfiffl. P. G(e) alphabetically by subject, are
  summarized below. 2. Michael Cohen During the course of the investigation, the
  Special Counsel's Office uncovered evidence of potential wire fraud and FECA
  violations pertaining to Michael Cohen. That evidence was referred to the U.S.
  Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI's New York
  Field Office. 4. lirllllll 5. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP During
  the course of the FARA investigation of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, the
  Special Counsel's Office uncovered evidence of potential FARA violations
  pertaining to Gregory Craig, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Skadden),
  and their work on behalf of the government of Ukraine. After consultation with
  the NSD, the evidence regarding Craig was referred to NSD, and NSD elected to
  partne_r with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
  and the FBI's New York Field Office. NSD later elected to partner on the Craig
  matter with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. NSD
  retained and handled issues relating to Skadden itself. 6. Harm to Ongoing
  Matter 0-4

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  U.S. Department of Justice At:terAey Werk Pretittet // Ma,? CeAtaiA Material
  Preteeteti UAtier Feti. R. Crim. P. 6(e) Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing
  Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to Ongoing Matter D-5

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  U.S. Department of Justice Atterney Werk PreElttet // May Centttin Mtl-terittl
  PreteeteEI UnEler Feel. R. Crim. P. 6(e) 14.~ Harm to Ongoing Matter Harm to
  Ongoing Matter C. Completed Prosecutions In three cases prosecuted by the
  Special Counsel's Office, the defendants have completed or are about to complete
  their terms of imprisonment. Because no further proceedings are likely in any
  case, responsibility for them has not been transferred to any other office or
  component. 1. United States v. George Papadopoulos Post-conviction, Completed
  term of imprisonment (December 7, 2018) 2. United States v. Alex van der Zwaan
  Post-conviction, Completed term of imprisonment (June 4, 2018) 3. United States
  v. Richard Pinedo Post-conviction, Currently in Residential Reentry Center
  (release date May 13, 2019) 0-6