Key dates in the U.S. investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 election:
- January 2017: Senate and House Intelligence Committees open inquiries.
- March 20, 2017: FBI Director James Comey confirms to the House Intelligence Committee an investigation of Russian interference, including possible coordination with the Trump campaign.
- May 9, 2017: President Trump fires Comey.
- May 17, 2017: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appoints Robert Mueller as Special Counsel.
- February 16, 2018: Internet Research Agency indictment.
- July 13, 2018: Indictment of 12 GRU officers for the DNC and DCCC hacks.
- April 18, 2019: Redacted Mueller report released.
- August 18, 2020: Senate Intelligence Committee releases Volume 5, its final report.
Sources
- Mueller, Robert S., III. Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. U.S. Department of Justice, March 2019.
- U.S. Department of Justice. United States v. Viktor Borisovich Netyksho et al., indictment. July 13, 2018.
- U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election, Volume 5: Counterintelligence Threats and Vulnerabilities. August 18, 2020.
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