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Mueller Report Shows Depth of Connections Between Trump Campaign and Russians
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-contacts-russians-wikileaks.html
By KAREN YOURISH and LARRY BUCHANAN
UPDATED APRIL 19, 2019
Donald J. Trump and 18 of his associates had at least 140 contacts with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks, or their intermediaries, during the 2016 campaign and presidential transition, according to a New York Times analysis.
The report of Robert S. Mueller III, released to the public on Thursday, revealed at least 30 more contacts beyond those previously known. However, the special counsel said, “the evidence was not sufficient to support criminal charges.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/18/us/politics/mueller-report-document.html
www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/russia-trump.html?rref=collection%2Fbyline%2Fsharon-lafraniere&action=click&contentCollection=undefined®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection
www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/mueller-report-russian-interference-donald-trump.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
Very few, if any, of these interactions were publicly known before Mr. Trump took office.
for extensive interactive chart of Trump campaign collusions go here
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-contacts-russians-wikileaks.html
In addition to Mr. Mueller’s report, knowledge of these interactions is based on Times reporting, documents submitted to Congress and court records. Among the contacts are in-person meetings, phone calls, text messages, emails and private messages on social media platforms.
Invited to Moscow to attend party for Aras Agalarov and possibly meet Putin.
Signed letter of intent to develop Trump Tower in Moscow.
Received letter from Agalarov expressing “great interest” in campaign.
Tweeted: “I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA.”
Aras Agalarov, a Russian billionaire who hosted a Miss Universe pageant with Mr. Trump in Moscow, and the billionaire’s son, Emin, reached out to Mr. Trump several times. (Separately, both men helped arrange the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer about getting information that could be damaging to Hillary Clinton.)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/20/us/politics/russia-trump-election-timeline.html
Mr. Trump was also pursuing a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow and was repeatedly invited to an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, that would be attended by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and other Russian government and business officials.
www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/politics/trump-tower-moscow-cohen-giuliani.html
Michael D. Cohen
at least 25 contacts
A Russian offered to introduce Trump to Putin and help with the Trump Tower project.
Had contacts with Kremlin about project.
Discussed possibility of Trump and Cohen traveling to Russia.
Met with Russian oligarch.
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s lawyer at the time, had repeated contacts with Russians about a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. In 2018, Mr. Cohen admitted lying to Congress about the duration of these discussions and Mr. Trump’s involvement in them.
www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/nyregion/michael-cohen-trump-russia-mueller.html
Mr. Trump Jr. arranged the now-famous meeting at Trump Tower with Russians after being promised “dirt” on Hillary Clinton. He also exchanged private messages with WikiLeaks, which disseminated stolen Clinton campaign emails, and was aware of negotiations during the 2016 presidential campaign to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Mr. Papadopoulos, a campaign adviser, had frequent contacts with Russian operatives who said they wanted to arrange meetings between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin. He frequently told campaign officials about these conversations.
Mr. Manafort had multiple contacts with a business associate, Konstantin V. Kilimnik, believed to have ties to Russian intelligence. He had political polling data shared with Mr. Kilimnik and told him he could offer private campaign briefings to a Russian oligarch. He also attended the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.
During the transition, Mr. Flynn had several conversations with Sergey I. Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States at the time, about Russian sanctions and about blocking an impending United Nations vote criticizing Israeli settlements.
Mr. Kushner met at Trump Tower with the Russian ambassador and discussed setting up a way to communicate with Moscow during the presidential transition. He also met with a Russian banker with close ties to Mr. Putin in an attempt to establish a direct line of communication to the Russian president.
Mr. Stone convinced the campaign that he could be a conduit of inside information from WikiLeaks. In an indictment unsealed on Jan. 25, the special counsel disclosed evidence that a top campaign official dispatched Mr. Stone to get information from WikiLeaks about the thousands of hacked Democratic emails.
www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-campaign-mueller-wikileaks.html
www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-mueller.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-contacts-russians-wikileaks.html
By KAREN YOURISH and LARRY BUCHANAN
UPDATED APRIL 19, 2019
Donald J. Trump and 18 of his associates had at least 140 contacts with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks, or their intermediaries, during the 2016 campaign and presidential transition, according to a New York Times analysis.
The report of Robert S. Mueller III, released to the public on Thursday, revealed at least 30 more contacts beyond those previously known. However, the special counsel said, “the evidence was not sufficient to support criminal charges.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/18/us/politics/mueller-report-document.html
www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/russia-trump.html?rref=collection%2Fbyline%2Fsharon-lafraniere&action=click&contentCollection=undefined®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection
www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/mueller-report-russian-interference-donald-trump.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
Very few, if any, of these interactions were publicly known before Mr. Trump took office.
for extensive interactive chart of Trump campaign collusions go here
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-contacts-russians-wikileaks.html
In addition to Mr. Mueller’s report, knowledge of these interactions is based on Times reporting, documents submitted to Congress and court records. Among the contacts are in-person meetings, phone calls, text messages, emails and private messages on social media platforms.
Invited to Moscow to attend party for Aras Agalarov and possibly meet Putin.
Signed letter of intent to develop Trump Tower in Moscow.
Received letter from Agalarov expressing “great interest” in campaign.
Tweeted: “I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA.”
Aras Agalarov, a Russian billionaire who hosted a Miss Universe pageant with Mr. Trump in Moscow, and the billionaire’s son, Emin, reached out to Mr. Trump several times. (Separately, both men helped arrange the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer about getting information that could be damaging to Hillary Clinton.)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/20/us/politics/russia-trump-election-timeline.html
Mr. Trump was also pursuing a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow and was repeatedly invited to an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, that would be attended by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and other Russian government and business officials.
www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/politics/trump-tower-moscow-cohen-giuliani.html
Michael D. Cohen
at least 25 contacts
A Russian offered to introduce Trump to Putin and help with the Trump Tower project.
Had contacts with Kremlin about project.
Discussed possibility of Trump and Cohen traveling to Russia.
Met with Russian oligarch.
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s lawyer at the time, had repeated contacts with Russians about a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. In 2018, Mr. Cohen admitted lying to Congress about the duration of these discussions and Mr. Trump’s involvement in them.
www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/nyregion/michael-cohen-trump-russia-mueller.html
Mr. Trump Jr. arranged the now-famous meeting at Trump Tower with Russians after being promised “dirt” on Hillary Clinton. He also exchanged private messages with WikiLeaks, which disseminated stolen Clinton campaign emails, and was aware of negotiations during the 2016 presidential campaign to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Mr. Papadopoulos, a campaign adviser, had frequent contacts with Russian operatives who said they wanted to arrange meetings between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin. He frequently told campaign officials about these conversations.
Mr. Manafort had multiple contacts with a business associate, Konstantin V. Kilimnik, believed to have ties to Russian intelligence. He had political polling data shared with Mr. Kilimnik and told him he could offer private campaign briefings to a Russian oligarch. He also attended the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.
During the transition, Mr. Flynn had several conversations with Sergey I. Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States at the time, about Russian sanctions and about blocking an impending United Nations vote criticizing Israeli settlements.
Mr. Kushner met at Trump Tower with the Russian ambassador and discussed setting up a way to communicate with Moscow during the presidential transition. He also met with a Russian banker with close ties to Mr. Putin in an attempt to establish a direct line of communication to the Russian president.
Mr. Stone convinced the campaign that he could be a conduit of inside information from WikiLeaks. In an indictment unsealed on Jan. 25, the special counsel disclosed evidence that a top campaign official dispatched Mr. Stone to get information from WikiLeaks about the thousands of hacked Democratic emails.
www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-campaign-mueller-wikileaks.html
www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-mueller.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage