except that the (R) controlled senate intel committee has put forth 5 volumes of investigations showing that mueller's investigation into russia/trump was so limited in its scope, that there's so much more than what was in his report.
The Mueller Report found absolutely NO connection between the Trump campaign and Russia. Nothing, nada, zilch, zero proof of collusion by the Trump people.
that's not true.
Summary of Major Findings
The redacted Mueller Report documents a series of activities that show strong evidence of collusion. Or, more precisely, it provides significant evidence that Trump Campaign associates coordinated with, cooperated with, encouraged, or gave support to the Russia/WikiLeaks election interference activities. The Report documents the following actions (each of which is analyzed in detail in Part II):
1. Trump was receptive to a Campaign national security adviserâs (George Papadopoulos) pursuit of a back channel to Putin.
2. Kremlin operatives provided the Campaign a preview of the Russian plan to distribute stolen emails.
3. The Trump Campaign chairman and deputy chairman (Paul Manafort and Rick Gates) knowingly shared internal polling data and information on battleground states with a Russian spy; and the Campaign chairman worked with the Russian spy on a pro-Russia âpeaceâ plan for Ukraine.
4. The Trump Campaign chairman periodically shared internal polling data with the Russian spy with the expectation it would be shared with Putin-linked oligarch, Oleg Deripaska.
5. Trump Campaign chairman Manafort expected Trumpâs winning the presidency would mean Deripaska would want to use Manafort to advance Deripaskaâs interests in the United States and elsewhere.
6. Trump Tower meeting: (1) On receiving an email offering derogatory information on Clinton coming from a Russian government official, Donald Trump Jr. âappears to have accepted that offer;â (2) members of the Campaign discussed the Trump Tower meeting beforehand; (3) Donald Trump Jr. told the Russians during the meeting that Trump could revisit the issue of the Magnitsky Act if elected.
7. A Trump Campaign official told the Special Counsel he âfelt obliged to objectâ to a GOP Platform change on Ukraine because it contradicted Trumpâs wishes; however, the investigation did not establish that Gordon was directed by Trump.
8. Russian military hackers may have followed Trumpâs July 27, 2016 public statement âRussia if youâre listening âŚâ within hours by targeting Clintonâs personal office for the first time.
9. Trump requested campaign affiliates to get Clintonâs emails, which resulted in an individual apparently acting in coordination with the Campaign claiming to have successfully contacted Russian hackers.
10. The Trump Campaignâand Trump personallyâappeared to have advanced knowledge of future WikiLeaks releases.
11. The Trump Campaign coordinated campaign-related public communications based on future WikiLeaks releases.
12. Michael Cohen, on behalf of the Trump Organization, brokered a secret deal for a Trump Tower Moscow project directly involving Putinâs inner circle, at least until June 2016.
13. During the presidential transition, Jared Kushner and Eric Prince engaged in secret back channel communications with Russian agents. (1) Kushner suggested to the Russian Ambassador that they use a secure communication line from within the Russian Embassy to speak with Russian Generals; and (2) Prince and Kushnerâs friend Rick Gerson conducted secret back channel meetings with a Putin agent to develop a plan for U.S.-Russian relations.
14. During the presidential transition, in coordination with other members of the Transition Team, Michael Flynn spoke with the Russian Ambassador to prevent a tit for tat Russian response to the Obama administrationâs imposition of sanctions for election interference; the Russians agreed not to retaliate saying they wanted a good relationship with the incoming administration.
During the course of 2016, Trump Campaign associates failed to report any of the Russian/WikiLeaks overtures to federal law enforcement, publicly denied any contacts with Russians/WikiLeaks, and actively encouraged the public to doubt that Russia was behind the hacking and distribution of stolen emails.
Guide to the Mueller Reportâs Findings on âCollusionâ
Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Final Volume of Russian Election Interference Report
By
Elliot Setzer
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 10:29 AM
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Aug. 18 released the final report of its investigation of Russian active measures and interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
The fifth volume focuses on the counterintelligence threat posed by the Russian influence operation, including Paul Manafortâs connections to Russia and Ukraine. The committee concluded that âManafortâs high level access and willingness to share information with individuals closely affiliated with the Russian intelligence services⌠represented a grave counterintelligence threat.â
The committee also âfound that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian effort to hack computer networks and accounts affiliated with the Democratic Party and leak information damaging to Hillary Clinton and her campaign for president.â
You can read the report
here and below. The
first,
second,
third and
fourth volumes of the report are available on
Lawfare.
Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Final Volume of Russian Election Interference Report