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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Senate judiciary
committee
Role: Oversees the intelligence community
Chairman: Richard Burr (R)
Ranking Member: Mark Warner (D)
Investigation:
• Russian influence in the 2016 election and Russian cyberattacks
• Potential evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia
Investigation Status: Ongoing
Trump's personal lawyer
Senate Intelligence Committee
Michael Horowitz
INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCERS?
James Comey
Department
of Justice:
Robert Mueller
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Donald Trump
Horowitz is expected to release his final report on his investigation into how the FBI and DOJ (specifically James Comey) handled Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was Secretary of State.
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YOU’RE CONFUSED. WE’RE CONFUSED TOo. WHY WOULDN’T WE Be? THE DEPartment OF JUSTICE’S PROBE INTO THE 2016 ELECTION HAS MORE LAYERS THAN A RUSSIAN NESTING DOLL.
BUT DON’T WORRY, WE’VE SIMPLIFIED IT FOR YOU.
Facing Indictments
Paul Manafort: An upcoming July 10 hearing is in regards to 18 counts of tax evasion and bank fraud. The other indictment involves money laundering and failing to register as a foreign lobbyist when working for the Ukrainian government. A June 8th indicment added obstruction of justice.
Konstantin Kilimnik: The Manafort associate was indicted on June 8th on obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice charges.
FBI Informant
investigating
It began, as many messy affairs do, over cocktails. In May of 2016, a low-level Trump campaign aide named George Papadopoulos and an Australian diplomat named Alexander Downer met in a swanky London bar. Drinks flowed, tongues wagged, and Papadopoulos let slip that Russia was shopping "political dirt" on Trump’s antagonist and likely opponent Hillary Clinton. Two months later, when Clinton's private emails were released to the public, Australian officials reached out to their American counterparts with details of the cocktail conversation. The Department of Justice decided to investigate.
Named Crossfire Hurricane, the probe has since grown into all-consuming partisan battle waged in the courts, in Congress, and on Twitter. The inquiry has spanned Trump's’ entire presidency and has so far yielded 11 indictments, five guilty pleas, and a counter-inquiry into the methods and motives of the investigation itself. It’s also tested every American’s knowledge of our judicial system and the limits of executive power. How well do you know what the hell is going on? Let's find out.
Robert Mueller passed on information regarding New York-based lawyer and Trump associate Michael Cohen to the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York. The SDNY, with approval from Rod Rosenstein, raided Cohen’s office in April 2018.
FISA Warrant
Role: The chief investigative branch of the House of Representatives
Chairman: Trey Gowdy (R)
Ranking Member: Elijah Cummings (D)
Investigation:
• Russian influence in the 2016 election
• Trump and the Emoluments Clause
Investigation Status: Ongoing
Trump 2016 Campaign
Mueller is conducting an extensive query into the inner workings of the 2016 Trump campaign of and its ties to Russia and other foreign powers. Some people have already pleaded guilty. He's also probing the decision to fire James Comey and whether it constitutes an obstruction of justice charge.
Russia
House Intelligence Committee
Deputy Attorney General
Deputy U.S. Attorney
for Southern District
of New York
Mueller's investigation has expanded to include the possibility of foreign influence. Here are the countries we know are on his radar.
Robert Khuzami
Geoffrey Berman
recused himself
Special Counsel
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Role: The House of Representatives committee that oversees the intelligence community, including the CIA and the FBI.
Chairman: Devin Nunes (R)
Ranking Member: Adam Schiff (D)
Investigation:
• Russian influence in the 2016 election
• Alleged wiretapping by Obama administration of Trump Tower
during the 2016 election.
Investigation Status: Concluded
in April 2018 by the Republican majority members, who announced they had found no evidence of collusion.
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Michael Cohen
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Turkey
Robert Mueller's
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Committee
Inspector General
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Rod Rosenstein
Jeff Sessions
recused himself
In May 2018, President Trump demanded an investigation into the possibility that a FBI informant was planted within his 2016 campaign team. Rod Rosenstein directed Horowitz to expand his FISA warrant investigation to include this.
Trump 2016
Campaign
Michael cohen
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Role: Oversees the Department of Justice
Chairman: Chuck Grassley (R)
Ranking Member: Dianne Feinstein (D)
Investigation:
• Initially, obstruction of justice for the firing of FBI Director James Comey
• The DOJ's enforcement (or lack thereof) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
• Russian influence in the 2016 election
Investigation Status: Ongoing
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Horowitz is looking into whether the FBI and DoJ attempts to obtain FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) warrants on the Trump campaign’s foreign policy adviser Carter Page were fueled by partisan motives—mainly a dossier containing incriminating info against then-candidate Trump.
who's
Pleaded Guilty
George Papadopoulos: One count of making false statements.
Rick Gates: One count of making false statements and one count of conspiracy against the U.S.
Michael Flynn: The former national security advisor was charged with one count of making false statements.
Richard Pinedo: One count of identity fraud.
Alex van der Zwaan: One count of making false statements, sentenced to 30 days in jail.