Russia Investigation Resources

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

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

These findings, from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, detail his two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The document has been redacted by the Justice Department.

Interactive Time Line of Events

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Special Counsel Indictments

  • Michael Cohen

November 29, 2018: Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress.

  • Michael Flynn

March 12, 2019: The Special Counsel files a joint status update on Flynn, further postponing his sentencing.

December 4, 2018: The Special Counsel releases a sentencing memorandum for Michael Flynn following his cooperation with the office.

Sentencing Memorandum 

December 1, 2017: Michael Flynn pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI agents.

  • Russian Intelligence Officers

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

  • Internet Research Agency-Affiliated Russian Nationals & Entities 

February 16, 2018: The Special Counsel files indictments against 13 Russian individuals and 3 Russian entities for allegedly embarking on an “information warfare” scheme.

  • Konstantin Kilimnik

January 15, 2019: The Special Counsel’s office submits a filing detailing Manafort’s breach of plea and Kilimnik’s continued role in the investigation.

June 8, 2018: The Special Counsel includes Konstantin Kilimnik in a superseding indictment of Paul Manafort, charging them both with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

  • George Papadopoulos

October 5, 2017: George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI agents.

  • Richard Pinedo

February 12, 2018: Richard Pinedo pleads guilty to identity fraud.

  • Roger Stone 

February 10, 2020: Prosecutors submit a sentencing memo for Stone, recommending that he serve 7-9 years.

January 25, 2019: Roger Stone is indicted for alleged coordination with Wikileaks.

  • Alex van der Zwaan

February 20, 2018: Alex van der Zwaan pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI agents.

  • Sam Patten

Pleaded guilty to violating FARA. Patten was sentenced to three years’ probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine

  • Maria Butina

A Russian spy arrested by the FBI and charged with acting as an agent of the Russian Federation “without prior notification to the Attorney General”

  • Kamil Ekim Alptekin

Alptekin was indicted on charges of a conspiracy to violate federal lobbying rules, FARA violations, espionage and making false statements to FBI investigators.

  • Natalia Veselnitskaya

Russian lawyer Vesilnitskaya was indicted for obstruction of justice. She fled to Russia to escape prosecution.

  • Paul Erickson

Marina Butina’s boyfriend, charged in relation to laundering money to Butina and wire fraud. He pleaded guilty.

  • Jerome Corsi 

February 27, 2019: Corsi’s lawyers file a request for a hearing, alleging that Stone may have violated his gag order.

November 27, 2018: Jerome Corsi rejects a draft plea deal with the Special Counsel’s office, and leaks the documents to the media.

  • Rick Gates

March 15, 2019: The Special Counsel’s office files a status update on Gates, further delaying his sentencing pending his cooperation in several investigations.

February 23, 2018: Gates pleads guilty to criminal charges of conspiring to defraud the United States and making false statements.

February 22, 2018: The Special Counsel files 32 additional charges against Manafort and Gates.

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

  • Paul Manafort

March 7, 2019: A federal judge in Virginia sentences Manafort to 47 months in prison.

February 25, 2019: Manafort’s lawyers file a response to the Special Counsel’s sentencing memo.

February 23, 2019: The Special Counsel’s office files a sentencing memo for Manafort.

February 13, 2019: A federal judge finds that Manafort had intentionally lied to the Special Counsel’s office on several occasions.

February 4, 2019: A federal court in Washington, D.C. holds a hearing on the breach of plea determination.

January 15, 2019: The Special Counsel’s office submits a filing detailing Manafort’s breach of plea and Kilimnik’s continued role.

January 8, 2019: Manafort’s lawyers file a response to the Special Counsel’s breach of plea determination.

September 14, 2018: Manafort reaches a plea deal with the Special Counsel’s office.

June 8, 2018: A superseding indictment is filed against Manafort.

February 23, 2018: A superseding indictment against Manafort is filed by the Special Counsel.

February 22, 2018: The Special Counsel files 32 additional charges against Manafort and Gates.

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

  • Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes

A Mexican citizen who had resided in Singapore and spent significant time in Russia was sentenced to four years and one day in prison for acting within the United States on behalf of a foreign government without notifying the Attorney General.

  • Artem Mikhaylovich Lifshits – Project Lakhta

Russian Project Lakhta Member Charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Conspiracy to use the stolen identities of real U.S. persons to open fraudulent accounts at banking and cryptocurrency exchanges.

  • George Nader

George Nader was interviewed by the Special Counsel in January 2018, and, pursuant to a warrant, his phones were searched; this search revealed images and videos of child pornography. Currently in federal custody.

  • Bijan Kian

Bijan Kian was charged with espionage, FARA violations and conspiracy to violate FARA. Kian was accused in trial and in the indictments for working for the Turkish

  • Elena Khusyaynova

Managing the finances of Project Lahkta, Elena was was charged in September 2018 with conspiracy to defraud the United States by interfering in the 2016 and 2018 U.S. elections.

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