Intro 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 IRA B. Funding & Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin C. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections III. Russian Hacking & Dumping Operations MUELLER A. GRU Hacking Directed at the Clinton LIVE! Campaign part B. Dissemination of the Hacked Materials C. Additional GRU Cyber Operations 1 6 D. Trump Campaign & the Dissemination of Hacked Materials Redactions Defined... Harm to Ongoing Matter (HOM) Information that pertains to ongoing investigations stemming from special counsel’s original probe. Investigative Techniques Information that would disclose secret intelligence sources and methods. Personal Privacy Information that could be damning to “peripheral third parties” - specifically unindicted individuals. Grand Jury Material collected in grand jury interviews with witnesses. Used to protect secrecy of federal investigations and people under investigation not charged with a crime. INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO VOLUME I SOURCE https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-contacts-russians-wikileaks.html I. THE SPECIAL COUNSEL’S INVESTIGATION II. RUSSIAN “ACTIVE MEASURES” SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN Key Findings The IRA used social media to attempt to influence U.S. Elections. The IRA recruited U.S. persons to organize pro-Trump rallies across the U.S. The Trump campaign engaged with IRA-controlled social media accounts. Key Players Sean Hannity Roger Stone Michael Flynn, Jr. Donald Trump Jr. Eric Trump Brad Parscale Michael McFaul Kellyanne Conway Key Organizations ● The Internet Research Agency, LLC. (IRA): A Russian organization funded by Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin ● The Trump Campaign ● The Clinton Campaign ● The Sanders Campaign Key Findings The IRA used social media to attempt to influence U.S. Elections. The IRA recruited U.S. persons to organize pro-Trump rallies across the U.S. The Trump campaign engaged with IRA-controlled social media accounts. III. RUSSIAN HACKING AND DUMPING OPERATIONS Key Findings The GRU hacked into email accounts in the Clinton campaign, the DNC, and the DCCC. The GRU disseminated this data through DCLeaks, Guccifer 2.0, and WikiLeaks. The Trump campaign displayed an interest in the WikiLeaks releases. Evidence was sufficient to indict GRU officers for their roles in election-related hacking. Key Players Julian Assange John Podesta Rick Gates Paul Manafort Jerome Corsi Ted Malloch Michael Cohen Key Organizations ● GRU: The Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff ● DNC & DCCC ● WikiLeaks ● DCLeaks ● Guccifer 2.0 ● Administration of U.S. Elections ● Access Hollywood Key Findings The GRU hacked into email accounts in the Clinton campaign, the DNC, and the DCCC. The GRU disseminated this data through DCLeaks, Guccifer 2.0, and WikiLeaks. The Trump campaign displayed an interest in the WikiLeaks releases. Evidence was sufficient to indict GRU officers for their roles in election-related hacking. NEXT TIME... Sunday, July 7th 5pm - 9pm VOL. I, PART IV RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT LINKS TO AND CONTACTS WITH THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN.