Release: 22 Apr 2019 United States,
Language: English,
Status: Official
Format: Digital Media + Digital Media,
Tracks: 252,
Length: 19:1:47,
Barcode: [none]
Release type: Album - Audiobook
Contents
Digital Media #1
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1
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Opening Credits
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1:45
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2
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Introduction to Volume I
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8:09
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3
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Executive Summary to Volume I
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25:20
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I. The Special Counsel's Investigation
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12:44
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II. Russian "Active Measures" Social Media Campaign
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5:49
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6
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-A. Structure of the Internet Research Agency
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1:09
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-B. Funding and Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin
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1:25
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8
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-C. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections
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0:06
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9
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--1. The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations as Early as 2014
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1:25
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10
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--2. U.S. Operations Through IRA-Controlled Social Media Accounts
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3:29
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11
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--3. U.S. Operations Through Facebook
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4:15
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12
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--4. U.S. Operations Through Twitter
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0:39
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13
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---4.a. Individualized Accounts
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2:23
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14
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---4.b. IRA Botnet Activities
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0:49
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--5. U.S. Operations Involving Political Rallies
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2:45
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--6. Targeting and Recruitment of U.S. Persons
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1:51
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--7. Interactions and Contacts with the Trump Campaign
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0:51
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---7.a. Trump Campaign Promotion of IRA Political Materials
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5:00
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---7.b. Contact with Trump Campaign Officials in Connection to Rallies
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1:39
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III. Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations
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2:17
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-A. GRU Hacking Directed at the Clinton Campaign
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0:06
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--1. GRU Units Target the Clinton Campaign
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4:59
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--2. Intrusions into the DCCC and DNC Networks
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0:06
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---2.a. Initial Access
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1:49
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---2.b. Implantation of Malware on DCCC and DNC Networks
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3:21
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26
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---2.c. Theft of Documents from DNC and DCCC Networks
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2:48
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27
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-B. Dissemination of the Hacked Materials
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0:27
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--1. DCLeaks
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4:24
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--2. Guccifer 2.0
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6:18
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30
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--3. Use of WikiLeaks
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0:34
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---3.a. WikiLeaks's Expressed Opposition Toward the Clinton Campaign
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2:12
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---3.b. WikiLeaks's First Contact with Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks
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2:11
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---3.c. The GRU's Transfer of Stolen Materials to WikiLeaks
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6:49
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34
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---3.d. WikiLeaks Statements Dissembling About the Source of Stolen Materials
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2:25
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-C. Additional GRU Cyber Operations
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0:24
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--1. Summer and Fall 2016 Operations Targeting Democrat-Linked Victims
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2:16
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--2. Intrusions Targeting the Administration of U.S. Elections
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3:56
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38
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-D. Trump Campaign and the Dissemination of Hacked Materials
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0:17
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--1. [REDACTED]
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0:04
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---1.a. Background
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0:05
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---1.b. Contacts with the Campaign About WikiLeaks
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4:14
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---1.c. [REDACTED]
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3:13
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---1.d. WikiLeaks's October 7, 2016 Release of Stolen Podesta Emails
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3:17
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---1.e. Donald Trump Jr. Interaction with WikiLeaks
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3:18
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--2. Other Potential Campaign Interest in Russian Hacked Materials
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0:52
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---2.a. Henry Oknyansky (a/k/a Henry Greenberg)
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2:35
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---2.b. Campaign Efforts to Obtain Deleted Clinton Emails
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9:59
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IV. Russian Government Links to and Contacts with the Trump Campaign
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1:23
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-A. Campaign Period (September 2015 - November 8, 2016)
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2:52
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--1. Trump Tower Moscow Project
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1:42
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---1.a. Trump Tower Moscow Venture with the Crocus Group (2013-2014)
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3:27
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---1.b. Communications with LC. Expert Investment Company and Giorgi Rtskhiladze (Summer and Fall 2015)
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5:12
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---1.c. Letter of Intent and Contacts to Russian Government (October 2015-January 2016)
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0:09
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----1.c.i. Trump Signs the Letter of Intent on Behalf of the Trump Organization
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4:22
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----1.c.ii. Post-LOI Contacts with Individuals in Russia
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11:49
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---1.d. Discussions About Russia Travel by Michael Cohen or Candidate Trump (December 2015-June 2016)
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0:10
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----1.d.i. Sater's Overtures to Cohen to Travel to Russia
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5:37
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----1.d.ii. Candidate Trump's Opportunities to Travel to Russia
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6:43
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--2. George Papadopoulos
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2:07
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---2.a. Origins of Campaign Work
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3:04
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---2.b. Initial Russia-Related Contacts
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5:51
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---2.c. March 31 Foreign Policy Team Meeting
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1:46
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---2.d. George Papadopoulos Learns That Russia Has "Dirt" in the Form of Clinton Emails
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6:58
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---2.e. Russia-Related Communications with the Campaign
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7:53
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---2.f. Trump Campaign Knowledge of "Dirt"
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2:25
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---2.g. Additional George Papadopoulos Contact
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3:27
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--3. Carter Page
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---3.a. Background
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3:44
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---3.b. Origins of and Early Campaign Work
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3:14
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---3.c. Carter Page's July 2016 Trip to Moscow
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7:02
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---3.d. Later Campaign Work and Removal from the Campaign
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3:18
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--4. Dimitri Simes and the Center for the National Interest
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1:18
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---4.a. CNI and Dimitri Simes Connect with the Trump Campaign
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3:48
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---4.b. National Interest Hosts a Foreign Policy Speech at the Mayflower Hotel
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4:32
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---4.c. Jeff Sessions's Post-Speech Interactions with CNI
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2:25
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---4.d. Jared Kushner' s Continuing Contacts with Simes
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5:00
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--5. June 9, 2016 Meeting at Trump Tower
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2:33
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---5.a. Setting Up the June 9 Meeting
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----5.a.i. Outreach to Donald Trump Jr.
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7:52
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----5.a.ii. Awareness of the Meeting Within the Campaign
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6:20
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---5.b. The Events of June 9, 2016
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----5.b.i. Arrangements for the Meeting
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----5.b.ii. Conduct of the Meeting
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6:42
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---5.c. Post-June 9 Events
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6:35
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--6. Events at the Republican National Convention
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1:19
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---6.a. Ambassador Kislyak's Encounters with Senator Sessions and J.D. Gordon the Week of the RNC
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1:56
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---6.b. Change to Republican Party Platform
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6:08
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--7. Post-Convention Contacts with Kislyak
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0:25
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---7.a. Ambassador Kislyak Invites J.D. Gordon to Breakfast at the Ambassador's Residence
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1:00
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---7.b. Senator Sessions's September 2016 Meeting with Ambassador Kislyak
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3:11
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--8. Paul Manafort
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7:40
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---8.a. Paul Manafort's Ties to Russia and Ukraine
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0:46
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----8.a.i. Oleg Deripaska Consulting Work
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----8.a.ii. Political Consulting Work
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----8.a.iii. Konstantin Kilimnik
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3:38
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---8.b. Contacts During Paul Manafort's Time with the Trump Campaign
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----8.b.i. Paul Manafort Joins the Campaign
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----8.b.ii. Paul Manafort's Campaign-Period Contacts
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6:37
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----8.b.iii. Paul Manafort's Two Campaign-Period Meetings with Konstantin Kilimnik in the United States
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9:05
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---8.c. Post-Resignation Activities
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-B. Post-Election and Transition-Period Contacts
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--1. Immediate Post-Election Activity
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---1.a. Outreach from the Russian Government
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2:09
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---1.b. High-Level Encouragement of Contacts Through Alternative Channels
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3:23
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--2. Kirill Dmitriev's Transition-Era Outreach to the Incoming Administration
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---2.a. Background
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2:31
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---2.b. Kirill Dmitriev's Post-Election Contacts with the Incoming Administration
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3:31
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---2.c. Erik Prince and Kirill Dmitriev Meet in the Seychelles
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----2.c.i. George Nader and Erik Prince Arrange Seychelles Meeting with Dmitriev
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----2.c.ii. The Seychelles Meetings
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3:17
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----2.c.iii. Erik Prince's Meeting with Steve Bannon After the Seychelles Trip
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2:43
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---2.d. Kirill Dmitriev's Post-Election Contact with Rick Gerson Regarding U.S.-Russia Relations
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6:31
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--3. Ambassador Kislyak's Meeting with Jared Kushner and Michael Flynn in Trump Tower Following the Election
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3:53
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--4. Jared Kushner' s Meeting with Sergey Gorkov
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5:38
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--5. Petr Aven's Outreach Efforts to the Transition Team
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6:08
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--6. Carter Page Contact with Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich
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2:03
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--7. Contacts With and Through Michael T. Flynn
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1:58
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---7.a. United Nations Vote on Israeli Settlements
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1:59
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---7.b. U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
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9:10
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V. Prosecution and Declination Decisions
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2:02
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-A. Russian "Active Measures" Social Media Campaign
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4:10
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122
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-B. Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations
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0:04
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123
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--1. Section 1030 Computer-Intrusion Conspiracy
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0:06
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---1.a. Background
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2:35
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---1.b. Charging Decision as to [REDACTED]
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2:08
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--2. Potential Section 1030 Violation By [REDACTED]
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1:38
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-C. Russian Government Outreach and Contacts
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2:12
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--1. Potential Coordination: Conspiracy and Collusion
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4:49
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129
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--2. Potential Coordination: Foreign Agent Statutes (FARA and 18 U.S.C. § 951)
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0:24
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---2.a. Governing Law
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4:08
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---2.b. Application
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2:36
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--3. Campaign Finance
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0:43
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---3.a. Overview of Governing Law
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6:07
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---3.b. Application to June 9 Trump Tower Meeting
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4:11
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----3.b.i. Thing-of-Value Element
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6:18
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----3.b.ii. Willfulness
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3:07
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----3.b.iii. Difficulties in Valuing Promised Information
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2:09
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---3.c. Application to WikiLeaks [REDACTED]
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0:06
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----3.c.i. Questions Over [REDACTED]
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0:06
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----3.c.ii. Willfulness
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0:38
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----3.c.iii. Constitutional Considerations
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0:12
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----3.c.iv. Analysis [REDACTED]
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0:12
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--4. False Statements and Obstruction of the Investigation
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0:28
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---4.a. Overview of Governing Law
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4:59
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145
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---4.b. Application to Certain Individuals
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0:04
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----4.b.i. George Papadopoulos
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6:57
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----4.b.ii. [REDACTED]
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0:11
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----4.b.iii. Michael Flynn
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4:14
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----4.b.iv. Michael Cohen
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4:44
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----4.b.v. [REDACTED]
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0:12
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----4.b.vi. Jeff Sessions
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4:08
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----4.b.vii. Others Interviewed During the Investigation
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Digital Media #2
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1
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Introduction to Volume II
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8:31
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2
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Executive Summary to Volume II
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25:06
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I. Background Legal and Evidentiary Principles
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0:05
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-A. Legal Framework of Obstruction of Justice
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15:47
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-B. Investigative and Evidentiary Considerations
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8:26
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II. Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation
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2:08
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-A. The Campaign's Response to Reports About Russian Support for Trump
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1:55
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--1. Press Reports Allege Links Between the Trump Campaign and Russia
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2:06
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--2. The Trump Campaign Reacts to WikiLeaks's Release of Hacked Emails
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3:36
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--3. The Trump Campaign Reacts to Allegations That Russia Was Seeking to Aid Candidate Trump
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6:36
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--4. After the Election, Trump Continues to Deny Any Contacts or Connections with Russia or That Russia Aided His Election
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5:45
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-B. The President's Conduct Concerning the Investigation of Michael Flynn
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1:29
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--1. Incoming National Security Advisor Flynn Discusses Sanctions on Russia with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak
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5:00
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--2. President-Elect Trump Is Briefed on the Intelligence Community's Assessment of Russian Interference in the Election and Congress Opens Election-Interference Investigations
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6:41
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--3. Flynn Makes False Statements About His Communications with Kislyak to Incoming Administration Officials, the Media, and the FBI
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4:57
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--4. DOJ Officials Notify the White House of Their Concerns About Flynn
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3:57
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--5. McGahn Has a Follow-Up Meeting About Flynn with Yates; President Trump Has Dinner with FBI Director Comey
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10:08
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--6. Flynn's Resignation
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4:39
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--7. The President Discusses Flynn with FBI Director Comey
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8:06
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--8. The Media Raises Questions About the President's Delay in Terminating Flynn
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2:24
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--9. The President Attempts to Have K.T. McFarland Create a Witness Statement Denying That He Directed Flynn's Discussions with Kislyak
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17:42
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-C. The President's Reaction to Public Confirmation of the FBl's Russia Investigation
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--1. Attorney General Sessions Recuses from the Russia Investigation
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10:40
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--2. FBI Director Comey Publicly Confirms the Existence of the Russia Investigation in Testimony Before HPSCI
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8:24
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--3. The President Asks Intelligence Community Leaders to Make Public Statements That he had No Connection to Russia
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--4. The President Asks Comey to "Lift the Cloud" Created by the Russia Investigation
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-D. Events Leading Up to and Surrounding the Termination of FBI Director Comey
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1:39
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--1. Comey Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee and Declines to Answer Questions About Whether the President Is Under Investigation
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4:38
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--2. The President Makes the Decision to Terminate Comey
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37:07
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-E. The President's Efforts to Remove the Special Counsel
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1:22
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--1. The Appointment of the Special Counsel and the President's Reaction
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5:17
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--2. The President Asserts That the Special Counsel Has Conflicts of Interest
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8:35
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--3. The Press Reports That the President Is Being Investigated for Obstruction of Justice and the President Directs the White House Counsel to Have the Special Counsel Removed
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18:11
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-F. The President's Efforts to Curtail the Special Counsel Investigation
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0:55
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--1. The President Asks Corey Lewandowski to Deliver a Message to Sessions to Curtail the Special Counsel Investigation
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3:26
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--2. The President Follows Up with Lewandowski
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2:56
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--3. The President Publicly Criticizes Sessions in a New York Times Interview
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2:08
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--4. The President Orders Priebus to Demand Sessions's Resignation
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12:09
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-G. The President's Efforts to Prevent Disclosure of Emails About the June 9, 2016 Meeting Between Russians and Senior Campaign Officials
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0:50
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--1. The President Learns About the Existence of Emails Concerning the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting
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3:09
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--2. The President Directs Communications Staff Not to Publicly Disclose Information About the June 9 Meeting
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3:10
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--3. The President Directs Trump Jr.'s Response to Press Inquiries About the June 9 Meeting
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4:40
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--4. The Media Reports on the June 9, 2016 Meeting
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10:24
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-H. The President's Further Efforts to Have the Attorney General Take Over the Investigation
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0:23
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--1. The President Again Seeks to Have Sessions Reverse His Recusal
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3:38
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--2. Additional Efforts to Have Sessions Unrecuse or Direct Investigations Covered by His Recusal
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10:57
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-I. The President Orders McGahn to Deny That the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel
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1:14
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--1. The Press Reports That the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel
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1:32
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--2. The President Seeks to Have McGahn Dispute the Press Reports
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17:08
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-J. The President's Conduct Towards Flynn, Manafort, [REDACTED]
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0:56
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--1. Conduct Directed at Michael Flynn
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5:23
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--2. Conduct Directed at Paul Manafort
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14:04
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--3. [REDACTED]
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9:29
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-K. The President's Conduct Involving Michael Cohen
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2:08
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--1. Candidate Trump's Awareness of and Involvement in the Trump Tower Moscow Project
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9:32
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--2. Cohen Determines to Adhere to a "Party Line" Distancing Candidate Trump from Russia
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2:44
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--3. Cohen Submits False Statements to Congress Minimizing the Trump Tower Moscow Project in Accordance with the Party Line
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14:30
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--4. The President Sends Messages of Support to Cohen
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8:20
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--5. The President's Conduct After Cohen Began Cooperating with the Government
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25:36
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-L. Overarching Factual Issues
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8:01
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III. Legal Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-of-Justice Statutes to the President
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3:07
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-A. Statutory Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-of-Justice Provisions to the Conduct Under Investigation
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2:13
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--1. The Text of Section 1512(c)(2) Prohibits a Broad Range of Obstructive Acts
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9:52
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--2. Judicial Decisions Support a Broad Reading of Section 1512(c)(2)
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10:25
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--3. The Legislative History of Section 1512(c)(2) Does Not Justify Narrowing Its Text
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7:03
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--4. General Principles of Statutory Construction Do Not Suggest That Section 1512(c)(2) Is Inapplicable to the Conduct in This Investigation
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10:16
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Appendix B
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