 Section 24, Appendix B, Glossary, of Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential Election by Robert Mueller, Section 24. Appendix B, Glossary. The following glossary contains names and brief descriptions of individuals and entities referenced in the two volumes of this report. It is not intended to be comprehensive and is intended only to assist a reader in reading the rest of the report. Referenced Persons. Russian real estate developer, owner of the Krokas Group, met Donald Trump in connection with the Miss Universe pageant and helped arrange the June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Natalia Veselnitskaya and Trump campaign officials. Agalarov Emin, performer, Executive Vice President of Krokas Group and son of Aras Agalarov, helped arrange the June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Natalia Veselnitskaya and Trump campaign officials. Akmyatov, Renat, former member in the Ukrainian Parliament who hired Paul Manafort to conduct work for Ukrainian political party, the Party of Regions. Akmyatov, Renat, US lobbyist and associate of Natalia Veselnitskaya who attended the June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Veselnitskaya and Trump campaign officials. Aslanov, Jay Kuhn, Jay, head of US Department of the Internet Research Agency which engaged in an active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. Asanj, Julian, founder of WikiLeaks which in 2016 posted on the Internet documents stolen from entities and individuals affiliated with the Democratic Party. Avin, Piotr, Chairman of the Board of Alpha Bank who attempted outreach to the presidential transition team in connection with anticipated post-election sanctions. Bannon, Stephen, Steve, White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to President Trump January 2017 to August 2017. Chief Executive of the Trump campaign. Baranov, Andre, Director of Investor Relations at Russian state-owned oil company Roseneft and associate of Carter Page. Berkowitz, Avi, Assistant to Jared Kushner. Bente, Dana, Acting Attorney General January 2017 to February 2017, Acting Deputy Attorney General February 2017 to April 2017. Bogacheva, Anna. Internet Research Agency employee who worked on active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, traveled to the United States under false pretenses in 2014. Bossert, Thomas, Tom. Former Homeland Security Advisor to the President who also served as a senior official on the presidential transition team. Boyarkin, Victor. Employee of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Boyd, Charles. Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Center for the National Interest, a US-based think tank with operations in and connections to Russia. Boyko, Yuri. Member of the Ukrainian political party Opposition Block and member of the Ukrainian Parliament. Brand, Rachel. Associate Attorney General May 2017 to February 2018. Browder, William, Bill. Founder of Hermitage Capital Management who lobbied in favor of the Magnitsky Act, which imposed financial and travel sanctions on Russian officials. Bulyatov, Alexander. Russian intelligence official who associated with Carter Page in 2008. Birchik, Mikhail. Executive Director of the Internet Research Agency which engaged in an active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. Burke, William. Personal Attorney to Don McGahn White House Counsel. Burnham, James. Attorney in the White House Counsel's Office who attended January 2017 meetings between Sally Yates and Donald McGahn. Burt, Richard. Former US Ambassador who had done work for Alpha Bank and was a board member of the Center for the National Interest. Kistrov, Mikhail. General Director of the Internet Research Agency which engaged in an active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. Kalamari, Matt. Chief Operating Officer for the Trump Organization. Caputo, Michael. Trump Campaign Advisor. Chaika, Yuri. Director General of the Russian Federation who also maintained a relationship with Aras Agalarov. Christie, Chris. Former Governor of New Jersey. Clapper, James. Director of National Intelligence August 2010 to January 2017. Clovis, Samuel, Jr. Chief Policy Advisor and National Co-Chair of the Trump Campaign. Coates, Dan. Director of National Intelligence. Cobb, Ty. Special Counsel to the President, July 2017 to May 2018. Cohen, Michael. Former Vice President to the Trump Organization and Special Counsel to Donald Trump who spearheaded an effort to build a Trump branded property in Moscow. He admitted to lying to Congress about the project. Comey, James, Jr. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 4, 2013 to May 9, 2017. Conway, Kellyanne. Counselor to President Trump and Manager of the Trump Campaign. Corallo, Mark. Spokesman for President Trump's Personal Legal Team, June 2017 to July 2017. Corsi, Jerome. Author and political commentator who formerly worked for WorldNet Daily and Infowars. Redaction, Harm to Ongoing Matter. Costello, Robert. Attorney who represented he had a close relationship with Rudolf Giuliani, the President's Personal Counsel. Krediko, Randolph, Randy. Radio Talk Show host who interviewed Julian Assange in 2016. Redaction, Harm to Ongoing Matter. Davis, Richard, Rick, Jr. Partner with Pegasus Sustainable Century Merchant Bank. Business partner of Paul Manafort and co-founder of the Davis Manafort Lobbying firm. Dearborn, Rick. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy who previously served as Chief of Staff to Senator Jeff Sessions. Dempsey, Michael. Office of Director of National Intelligence Official who recalled discussions with Dan Coates after Coates meeting with President Trump on March 22, 2017. Denman, Diana. Delegate to 2016 Republican National Convention who proposed a platform plank amendment that included armed support for Ukraine. Derpaska, Oleg. Russian businessman with ties to Vladimir Putin who hired Paul Manafort for consulting work between 2005 and 2009. Dilan, Utam. Attorney in the White House Counsel's Office, January 2017 to June 2018. Dmitriev, Kirill. Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. Met with Eric Prince in the Seychelles in January 2017 and separately drafted a U.S.-Russia reconciliation plan with Rick Gerson. Donaldson, Annie. Chief of Staff to White House Counsel Donald McGahn, January 2017 to December 2018. Dvorkovich, Arkady. Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New Economic School in Moscow. He met with Carter Page twice in 2016. Dvoskin, Yevgeny. Executive of GenBank in Crimea and Associate of Felix Seder. Eisenberg, John. Attorney in the White House Counsel's Office and Legal Counsel for the National Security Council. Erkova, Lana, aka Lana Alexander. Ex-wife of Dmitry Klokov, who emailed Ivanka Trump to introduce Klokov to the Trump campaign in the fall of 2015. Fabrizio, Anthony, Tony. Partner at the Research and Consulting firm Fabrizio, Lee, and Associates. He was a pollster for the Trump campaign and worked with Paul Manafort on Ukraine-related polling after the election. Ishbein, Jason. Attorney who performed work for Julian Assange and also sent WikiLeaks a password for an unlaunched website, PutinTrump.org, on September 20, 2016. Flynn Michael G, aka Michael Flynn Jr. Son of Michael T. Flynn, National Security Advisor January 20, 2017, to February 13, 2017. Flynn Michael T., National Security Advisor January 20, 2017, to February 13, 2017. Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, July 2012, to August 7, 2014, and Trump campaign advisor. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about communications with Ambassador Sergei Kizlyak in December 2016. Forestman Robert Bob. Investment banker who sought meetings with the Trump campaign in Spring 2016 to discuss Russian foreign policy and after the election met with Michael Flynn. Peterfoss Allen. Outside counsel for the Trump Organization and subsequently personal counsel for Donald Trump Jr. Garten Allen. General counsel of the Trump Organization. Gates Richard Rick, III. Deputy Campaign Manager for Trump Campaign, Trump Inaugural Committee Deputy Chairman, and long-time employee of Paul Manafort. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States and violate U.S. laws, as well as making false statements to the FBI. Gerson Richard Rick, New York Hedge Fund Manager and Associate of Jared Kushner. During the transition period he worked with Kareel Dmitriev on a proposal for reconciliation between the United States and Russia. Gestaro Edward, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration. Glassner Michael, Political Director of the Trump Campaign, who helped introduce George Papadopoulos to others in the Trump Campaign. Goldstone Robert, Publicist for Emis Agalarov, who contacted Donald Trump Jr. to arrange the June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Natalia Vizelnitskaya and Trump Campaign officials. Gordon Jeffrey J.D. National Security Advisor to the Trump Campaign involved in changes to the Republican Party Platform and who communicated with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kizlyak at the Republican National Convention. Gorkov Sergei, Chairman of Vinesh Ekonom Bank, V.E.B., a Russian state-owned bank who met with Jared Kushner during the transition period. Graf Rona, Senior Vice President and Executive Assistant to Donald J. Trump at the Trump Organization. Entry redacted, harm to ongoing matter. Hawker Jonathan, Public Relations Consultant at FTI Consulting, worked with Davis Maniforte International LLC on Public Relations Campaign in Ukraine. Heilbrunn Jacob, Editor of the National Interest, the periodical that officially hosted Candidate Trump's April 2016 foreign policy speech. Hicks Hope, White House Communications Director August 2017 to March 2018 and Press Secretary for the Trump Campaign. Holt Lester, NBC News Anchor who interviewed President Trump on May 11, 2017. Hunt Jody, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, February 2017 to October 2017. Ivanov Igor, President of the Russian International Affairs Council and former Russian Foreign Minister. Ivon Tomofiev told George Papadopoulos that Ivanov advised on arranging a Moscow visit for the Trump campaign. Ivanov Sergei, Special Representative of Vladimir Putin, former Russian Deputy Prime Minister and former FSB Deputy Director. In January 2016, Michael Cohen emailed the Kremlin requesting to speak to Ivanov. Kazowitz, Mark President Trump's Personal Counsel, May 2017 to July 2017. Katsev, Dennis Son of Peter Katsev, owner of Russian company Previzon Holdings Limited and associate of Natalya Vizelnitskaya, Katsev, Peter, Russian businessman and father of Dennis Katsev. Entry redacted, harm to ongoing matter. Kavalaadze, Iroklah, Ike. Vice President at Crocus Group and Aris Agolarov's Deputy in the United States. She participated in the June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Natalya Vizelnitskaya and Trump campaign officials. Kavarzyna, Irina. Employee of the Internet Research Agency, which engaged in an active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Kelly, John. White House Chief of Staff, July 2017 to January 2019. Kalilzad, Zelme, U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and former U.S. Ambassador. He met with Senator Jeff Sessions during foreign policy dinners put together through the Center for the National Interest. Kilimnik, Konstantin, Russian-Ukrainian political consultant and longtime employee of Paul Manafort, assessed by the FBI to have ties to Russian intelligence. Kizlya, Sergei. Former Russian Ambassador to the United States and current Russian senator from Mordovia. Klementov, Dennis. Employee of the new economic school who informed high-ranking Russian government officials of Carter Page's July 2016 visit to Moscow. Klementov, Dmitry. Brother of Dennis Klementov, who contacted Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov about Carter Page's July 2016 visit to Moscow. Klokov, Dmitry. Executive for PJSC Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System and former aide to Russia's Minister of Energy. He communicated with Michael Cohen about a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and candidate Trump. Kobyakov, Anton. Advisor to Vladimir Putin and member of the Rose Congress Foundation, who invited candidate Trump to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Krikovich, Andrei. Advisor at the Higher School of Economics, who recommended that Carter Page give a July 2016 commencement address in Moscow. Krilova, Alexandra. Internet Research Agency employee who worked on active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, traveled to the United States under false pretenses in 2014. Kushner, Jared. President Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor to the president. Kuznetsov, Sergei. Russian government official at the Russian Embassy to the United States, who transmitted Vladimir Putin's congratulations to President-elect Trump for his electoral victory on November 9, 2016. Landrum, Pete. Advisor to Senator Jeff Sessions, who attended the September 2016 meeting between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergei Kizlyak. Lavrov, Sergei. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs and former permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations. Ladin, Barbara. Senate staffer and associate of Michael Flynn, who sought to obtain Hillary Clinton emails during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign period. Ladin, Michael. Member of the presidential transition team who advised on foreign policy and national security matters. Legit, Richard. Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, January 2014 to April 2017. Present when President Trump called Michael Rogers on March 26, 2017. Lewandowski, Corey. Campaign Manager for the Trump Campaign, January 2015 to June 2016. Luff, Sandra. Legislative Director for Senator Jeff Sessions, attended a September 2016 meeting between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergei Kizlyak. Liovochkin, Sergei. Member of Ukrainian Parliament and Member of Ukrainian Political Party, Opposition Block Party. Magnitsky, Sergei. Russian tax specialist who alleged Russian government corruption and died in Russian police custody in 2009. His death prompted passage of the Magnitsky Act, which imposed financial and travel sanctions on Russian officials. Malik, Theodore Ted. Chief Executive Officer of Global Fiduciary Governance and the Roosevelt Group. He was a London-based associate of Jerome Corsi. Manafort, Paul Jr. Trump Campaign Member, March 2016 to August 2016. And Chairman and Chief Strategist, May 2016 to August 2016. Mashburn, John. Trump Administration Official and Former Policy Director to the Trump Campaign. McCabe Andrew, Acting Director of the FBI, May 2017 to August 2017. Deputy Director of the FBI, February 2016 to January 2018. McCord, Mary. Acting Assistant Attorney General, October 2016 to May 2017. McFarland, K.T. White House National Security Advisor, January 2017 to May 2017. McGann, Donald, Don. White House Counsel, January 2017 to October 2018. Medvedev, Dmitry, Prime Minister of Russia. Melnick, Yuri. Spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., who connected with George Papadopoulos on social media. Mifsud, Joseph. Maltese National and former London-based professor who, immediately after returning from Moscow in April 2016, told George Papadopoulos that the Russians had dirt in the form of thousands of Clinton emails. Miller, Matt. Trump Campaign Staff Member, who was present at the meeting of the National Security and Defense Platform Subcommittee in July 2016. Miller, Stephen. Senior Advisor to the President. Milion, Sergei. Founder of the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce, who met with George Papadopoulos during the campaign. Mnuchin, Stephen. Secretary of the Treasury. Entry redacted, harm to ongoing matter. Muller Magoon, Andrew. Member of Hacker Association, Chaos Computer Club, and Associate of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. Nader, George. Advisor to the United Arab Emirates Crown Prince, who arranged a meeting between Kareel Dmitriev and Eric Prince during the transition period. Natyksha, Victor. Russian military officer in command of a unit involved in Russian hack and release operations to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. Oganov, Yorgie. Advisor to Oleg Deripaska and a board member of investment company, Basic Element, he met with Paul Manafort in Spain in early 2017. Mnuchin, Henry, aka Henry Greenberg. Florida-based Russian individual who claimed to have derogatory information pertaining to Hillary Clinton. He met with Roger Stone in May 2016. Paige, Carter. Foreign policy advisor to the Trump campaign, who advocated pro-Russian views and made July 2016 and December 2016 visits to Moscow. Papadopoulos, George. Foreign policy advisor to the Trump campaign, who received information from Joseph Mifsud that the Russians had dirt in the form of thousands of Clinton emails. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contact with Mifsud. Parscale, Bradley. Digital media director for the 2016 Trump campaign. Patton, William, Sam, Jr. Lobbyist and business partner of Konstantin Kalimnik. Peskov, Dmitry. Deputy Chief of Staff of and Press Secretary for the Russian Presidential Administration. Faraz, Walid. Foreign policy advisor to the Trump campaign and co-secretary general of the transatlantic parliamentary group on counterterrorism, TAG. Pinedo, Richard. U.S. person who pleaded guilty to a single-count information of identity fraud. Podesta, John, Jr. Clinton campaign chairman whose email account was hacked by the GRU. WikiLeaks released his stolen emails during the 2016 campaign. Podobny, Victor. Russian intelligence officer who interacted with Carter Page while operating inside the United States, later charged in 2015 with conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of Russia. Polyakova, Elena. Personal assistant to Dmitry Peskov who responded to Michael Cohen's outreach about the Trump Tower Moscow Project in January 2016. Polonskaya, Olga. Russian national introduced to George Papadopoulos by Joseph Mifsud as an individual with connections to Vladimir Putin. Pompeo, Michael. U.S. Secretary of State. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, January 2017 to April 2018. Porter, Robert. White House staff secretary, January 2017 to February 2018. Priebus, Reince. White House chief of staff, January 2017 to July 2017. Chair of the Republican National Committee, January 2011 to January 2017. Prugoshin, Yevgeny. Head of Russian companies Concord Catering and Concord Management and Consulting, supported and financed the Internet Research Agency, which engaged in an active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Pryhodka, Sergei. First deputy head of the Russian government office and former Russian deputy prime minister. In January 2016, he invited candidate Trump to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Prince, Eric. Businessmen and Trump campaign supporter who met with presidential transition team officials after the election and traveled to the Seychelles to meet with Kareel Dimitriev in January 2017. Rafelle, Josh. White House communications advisor, April 2017 to February 2018. Racine, Alexei. Ukrainian associate of Henry Okniansky, who claimed to possess derogatory information regarding Hillary Clinton. Rogers, Michael. Director of the National Security Agency, April 2014 to May 2018. Rosenstein, Rod. Deputy Attorney General, April 2017 to present. Acting Attorney General for the Russian Election Interference Investigation, May 2017 to November 2018. Rozov, Andre. Chairman of IC Expert Investment Company, a Russian real estate development corporation that signed a letter of intent for the Trump Tower Moscow project in 2015. Ritz Kaladze, Yorgie. Executive of the Silk Road Transatlantic Alliance, LLC, who communicated with Cohen about a Trump Tower Moscow proposal. Ruddy, Christopher. Chief Executive of Newsmax Media and Associate of President Trump. Rabiki, James. FBI Chief of Staff, May 2015 to February 2018. Samochornov, Anatoly. Translator, who worked with Natalia Vizelnitskaya and attended a June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Vizelnitskaya and Trump campaign officials. Sanders, Sara Huckabee. White House Press Secretary, July 2017 to present. Sater, Felix. Real Estate Advisor, who worked with Michael Cohen to pursue a Trump Tower Moscow project. Saunders, Paul Jay. Executive with the Center for the National Interest, who worked on outlines and logistics of candidate Trump's April 2016 foreign policy speech. Sechen, Igor. Executive Chairman of Roseneft, a Russian state-owned oil company. Sessions, Jefferson III, Jeff. Attorney General, February 2017 to November 2018. U.S. Senator, January 1997 to February 2017. Head of the Trump campaign's foreign policy advisory team. Shogu, Sergei. Russian Minister of Defense. Seamus, Dimitri. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for the National Interest. Smith, Peter. Investment Banker. Active in Republican politics, who sought to obtain Hillary Clinton emails during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign period. Spicer, Sean. White House Press Secretary and Communications Director, January 2017 to July 2017. Stone, Roger. Advisor to the Trump campaign. Redaction, harm to ongoing matter. Thillerson, Rex. U.S. Secretary of State. February 2017 to March 2018. Timofiev, Ivan. Director of Programs at the Russian International Affairs Council and Program Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, who communicated in 2016 with George Papadopoulos, attempting to arrange a meeting between the Russian government and the Trump campaign. Trump, Donald Jr. President Trump's son, Trustee and Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, helped arrange and attended the June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Natalia Vizelnitskaya and Trump campaign officials. Trump, Eric. President Trump's son, Trustee and Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. Trump, Ivanka. President Trump's daughter. Advisor to the President and former Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. Ushakov, Yuri Viktorovich. Aid to Vladimir Putin and former Russian ambassador to the United States. Identified to the presidential transition team as the proposed channel to the Russian government. Vaino, Anton. Chief of Staff to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Vanderswan, Alexander. Former attorney at Skadden-Arp's Slate, Miga and Flam LLP, worked with Paul Manafort and Rick Gates. Vargas, Catherine. Executive Assistant to Jared Kushner. Vasylchenko, Gleb. Internet research agency employee who engaged in an active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. Vizelnitskaya, Natalia. Russian attorney who advocated for the repeal of the Magnitsky Act and was the principal speaker at the June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with Trump campaign officials. Weber, Shlomo. Rector of the new economic school, NES, in Moscow who invited Carter Page to speak at NES commencement in July 2016. Yanukovych, Victor. Former president of Ukraine who had worked with Paul Manafort. Yates, Sally. Acting Attorney General January 20, 2017 to January 30, 2017. Deputy Attorney General January 10, 2015 to January 30, 2017. Yatsenko, Sergei. Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Gazprom, a Russian state-owned energy company and associate of Carter Page. Zakharova, Maria. Director of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information and Press Department, who received notification of Carter Page's speech in July 2016 from Dennis Clementov. Zayed Al-Nayyan, Mohammed bin. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, Armed Forces. Entities and organizations. Alpha Bank, Russia's largest commercial bank, which is headed by Pyotr Avin. Center for the National Interest, CNI. US-based think tank with expertise in and connections to Russia. CNI's publication, The National Interest, hosted candidate Trump's foreign policy speech in April 2016. Concord, umbrella term for Concord Management and Consulting, LLC, and Concord Catering, which are Russian companies controlled by Yevgeny Pregozhin. Crocus Group, or Crocus International, a Russian real estate and property development company that, in 2013, hosted the Miss Universe Pagent and, from 2013 through 2014, worked with the Trump Organization on a Trump-Moscow project. DC Leaks, fictitious online persona operated by the GRU that released stolen documents during the 2016 US presidential campaign period. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, political committee working to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, hacked by the GRU in April 2016. Democratic National Committee, formal governing body for the Democratic Party, hacked by the GRU in April 2016. Duma, lower house of the National Legislature of the Russian Federation. Gazprom, Russian oil and gas company, majority owned by the Russian government. Global Energy Capital, LLC, investment and management firm founded by Carter Page. Global Partners in Diplomacy, event hosted in partnership with the US Department of State and the Republican National Convention. In 2016, Jeff Sessions and J.D. Gordon delivered speeches at the event and interacted with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. Guccifer 2.0, fictitious online persona operated by the GRU that released stolen documents during the 2016 US presidential campaign period. IC, expert investment company, Russian Real Estate and Development Corporation that signed a letter of intent with the Trump Organization subsidiary to develop a Trump-Moscow property. Internet Research Agency, IRA, Russian entity based in St. Petersburg and funded by Concord that engaged in an active measures social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. KLS Research LLC, business established by an associate of and at the direction of Peter Smith to further Smith's search for Hillary Clinton emails. Kremlin, official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. It is used colloquially to refer to the office of the President or the Russian government. Letter one, company that includes Piotr Ovin and Richard Burt as board members. During a board meeting in December 2016, Ovin asked for Burt's help to make contact with the presidential transition team. Link Campus University. University in Rome, Italy where George Papadopoulos was introduced to Joseph Mifsud. London Center of International Law Practice, LCILP. International Law Advisory Organization in London that employed Joseph Mifsud and George Papadopoulos. Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, GRU, Russian Federation's Military Intelligence Agency. New Economic School in Moscow, NES. Moscow-based school that invited Carter Page to speak at its July 2016 commencement ceremony. Opposition Block, Ukrainian political party that incorporated members of the defunct Party of Regions. Party of Regions, Ukrainian political party of former President Yanukovych. It was generally understood to align with Russian policies. Pericles Emerging Market Partners, LLP. Company registered in the Cayman Islands by Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Davis. Oleg Deripaska invested in the fund. Previzon Holdings, Limited. Russian Company that was a defendant in a US civil action alleging the laundering of proceeds from fraud exposed by Sergei Magnitsky. Rose Congress Foundation, Russian entity that organized the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Rosneft, Russian state-owned oil and energy company. Russian Direct Investment Fund, Sovereign Wealth Fund established by the Russian government in 2011 and headed by Kareel Dmitriev. Russian International Affairs Council, Russia-based non-profit established by Russian government decree. It is associated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its members include Ivan Tomofiev, Dmitry Peskov and Pyotr Ovin. Silk Road Group, privately held investment company that entered into a licensing agreement to build a Trump-branded hotel in Georgia. St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Annual event held in Russia and attended by prominent Russian politicians and businessmen. Tatneft, Russian energy company. Transatlantic Parliamentary Group on Counterterrorism, European Group that sponsored a summit between European Parliament lawmakers and U.S. persons. George Papadopoulos, Sam Clovis and Walid Faraz attended the TAG Summit in July 2016. Unit 26165, GRU. GRU Military Cyber Unit dedicated to targeting military, political, governmental and non-governmental organizations outside of Russia. It engaged in computer intrusions of U.S. persons and organizations as well as the subsequent release of the stolen data in order to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Unit 74455, GRU. GRU Military Unit with multiple departments that engaged in cyber operations. It engaged in computer intrusions of U.S. persons and organizations as well as the subsequent release of the stolen data in order to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Val-Dai Discussion Club, group that holds a conference attended by Russian government officials including President Putin. WikiLeaks, organization founded by Julian Assange that posts information online including data stolen from private, corporate and U.S. government entities released data stolen by the GRU during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Index of acronyms. CNI, Center for the National Interest. DCCC or DCCC. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. DNC, Democratic National Committee. FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation. FSB, Russian Federal Security Service. GEC, Global Energy Capital, LLC. GRU, Russian Federation's Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff. HPSCI, U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. HRC, Hillary Rodham Clinton. IRA, Internet Research Agency. LCILP, London Center of International Law Practice. NADO, N-A-T-O. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NES, New Economic School. NSA, National Security Agency. ODNI, Office of the Director of National Intelligence. PTT, Presidential Transition Team. RDIF, Russian Direct Investment Fund. RIAC, Russian International Affairs Council. SBOE, State Boards of Elections. SCO, Special Counsel's Office. SJC, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. SSCI, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. TAG, Transatlantic Parliamentary Group on Counterterrorism. VEB, Vinesh Ekonom Bank. End of Section 24, Recording by Amy Conger, San Francisco, California. Section 25 of Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Kathleen Nelson. Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election by Robert Mueller, Section 25, Appendix C. Introductory note. The President provided written responses through his personal counsel to questions submitted to him by the Special Counsel's Office. We first explained the process that led to the submission of written questions and then attached the President's responses. Beginning in December 2017, this office sought for more than a year to interview the President on topics relevant to both Russian election interference and obstruction of justice. We advised counsel that the President was a subject of the investigation under the definition of the Justice Manual. A person whose conduct is within the scope of the grand jury's investigation. Justice Manual, Section 9 through 11.151, 2018. We also advised counsel that an interview with the President is vital to our investigation and that this office had carefully considered the constitutional and other arguments raised by counsel and they did not provide us with reason to forego seeking an interview. We additionally stated that it is in the interest of the Presidency and the public for an interview to take place and offered numerous accommodations to aid the President's preparation and avoid surprise. After extensive discussions with the Department of Justice about the Special Counsel's objective of securing the President's testimony, these accommodations included the submission of written questions to the President on certain Russia related topics. We received the President's written responses in late November, 2018. In December, 2018, we informed counsel of the insufficiency of those responses in several respects. We noted, among other things, that the President stated on more than 30 occasions that he does not recall or remember or have an independent recollection of information called for by the questions. Other answers were incomplete or imprecise. The written responses we informed counsel demonstrate the inadequacy of the written format as we have had no opportunity to ask follow-up questions that would ensure complete answers and potentially refresh your client's recollection or clarify the extent or nature of his lack of recollection. We again requested an in-person interview limited to certain topics, advising the President's counsel that this is the President's opportunity to voluntarily provide us with information for us to evaluate in the context of all the evidence we have gathered. The President declined. Redaction, grand jury. Recognizing that the President would not be interviewed voluntarily, we considered whether to issue a subpoena for his testimony. We viewed the written answers to be inadequate, but at that point our investigation had made significant progress and had produced substantial evidence for our report. We thus weighed the cost of potentially lengthy constitutional litigation with resulting delay in finishing our investigation against the anticipated benefits for our investigation and report. As explained in volume two, section two, part B, we determined that the substantial quantity of information we had obtained from other sources allowed us to draw relevant factual conclusions on intent and credibility, which are often inferred from circumstantial evidence and assessed without direct testimony from the subject of the investigation. One, June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower. A, when did you first learn that Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner was considering participating in a meeting in June 2016 concerning potentially negative information about Hillary Clinton? Describe who you learned the information from and the substance of the discussion. B, attached to this document as Exhibit A is a series of emails from June 2016 between, among others, Donald Trump Jr. and Rob Goldstone. In addition to the emails reflected in Exhibit A, Donald Trump Jr. had other communications with Rob Goldstone and Amin Aguilarov between June 3rd, 2016 and June 9th, 2016. One, did Mr. Trump Jr. or anyone else tell you about or show you any of these communications? If yes, describe who discussed the communications with you, when, and the substance of the discussions. Two, when did you first see or learn about all or any part of the emails reflected in Exhibit A? Three, when did you first learn that the proposed meeting involved or was described as being part of Russia and its government support for your candidacy? Four, did you suggest or direct anyone not to discuss or release publicly all or any portions of the emails reflected in Exhibit A? If yes, describe who you communicated with, when, the substance of the communications and why you took that action. C, on June 9th, 2016, Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner attended a meeting at Trump Tower with several individuals, including a Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the June 9 meeting. One, other than a set forth in your answers to one A and one B, what, if anything, were you told about the possibility of this meeting taking place or the scheduling of such a meeting? Describe who you discussed this with, when, and what you were informed about the meeting. Two, when did you learn that some of the individuals attending the June 9 meeting were Russian or had any affiliation with any part of the Russian government? Describe who you learned this information from and the substance of the discussions. Three, what were you told about what was discussed at the June 9 meeting? Describe each conversation in which you were told about what was discussed at the meeting, who the conversation was with, when it occurred, and the substance of the statements they made about the meeting. Four, were you told that the June 9 meeting was about, in whole or in part, adoption and or the Magnitsky Act? If yes, describe who you had that discussion with, when, and the substance of the discussion. D, for the period June 6, 2016 through June 9, 2016, for what portion of each day were you in Trump Tower? One, did you speak or meet with Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner on June 9, 2016? If yes, did any portion of those conversations or meetings include any reference to any aspect of the June 9 meeting? If yes, describe who you spoke with and the substance of the conversation. E, did you communicate directly or indirectly with any member or representative of the Agallara family after June 3, 2016? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when and the substance of the communication. F, did you learn of any communications between Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner and any member or representative of the Agallara family, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Rob Goldstone or any Russian official or contact that took place after June 9, 2016 and concerned the June 9 meeting or efforts by Russia to assist the campaign? If yes, describe who you learned this information from, when and the substance of what you learned. G, on June 7, 2016, you gave a speech in which you said, in part, I am going to give a major speech on probably Monday of next week and we're going to be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons. One, why did you make that statement? Two, what information did you plan to share with respect to the Clintons? Three, what did you believe the sources of that information would be? Four, did you expect any of the information to have come from the June 9 meeting? Five, did anyone help draft the speech that you were referring to? If so, who? Six, why did you ultimately not give the speech you referenced on June 7, 2016? H, did any person or entity inform you during the campaign that Vladimir Putin or the Russian government supported your candidacy or opposed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton? If yes, describe the sources of the information when you were informed and the content of such discussions. I, did any person or entity inform you during the campaign that any foreign government or foreign leader other than Russia or Vladimir Putin had provided, wished to provide or offered to provide tangible support to your campaign, including by way of offering to provide negative information on Hillary Clinton? If yes, describe the sources of the information when you were informed and the content of such discussions. Two, Russian hacking slash Russian efforts using social media slash WikiLeaks. A, on June 14, 2016, it was publicly reported that computer hackers had penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee, DNC, and that Russian intelligence was behind the unauthorized access or hack. Prior to June 14, 2016, were you provided any information about any potential or actual hacking of the computer systems or email accounts of the DNC, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DCCC, the Clinton campaign, Hillary Clinton, or individuals associated with the Clinton campaign? If yes, describe who provided this information when and the substance of the information. B, on July 22, 2016, WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 emails sent or received by Democratic Party officials. One, prior to the July 22, 2016 release, were you aware from any source that WikiLeaks, Guccifer 2.0, DCLeaks, or Russians had or potentially had possession of or planned to release emails or information that could help your campaign or hurt the Clinton campaign? If yes, describe who you discussed this issue with, when and the substance of the discussions. Two, after the release of emails by WikiLeaks on July 22, 2016, were you told that WikiLeaks possessed or might possess additional information that could be released during the campaign? If yes, describe who provided this information when and what you were told. C, are you aware of any communications during the campaign directly or indirectly between Roger Stone, Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort, or Rick Gates, and A, WikiLeaks, B, Julian Assange, C, other representatives of WikiLeaks, D, Guccifer 2.0, E, representatives of Guccifer 2.0, or F, representatives of DCLeaks. If yes, describe who provided you with this information when you learned of the communications and what you know about those communications. D, on July 27, 2016, you stated at a press conference, Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. One, why did you make that request of Russia as opposed to any other country, entity, or individual? Two, in advance of making that statement, what discussions, if any, did you have with anyone else about the substance of the statement? Three, were you told at any time before or after you made that statement that Russia was attempting to infiltrate or hack computer systems or email accounts of Hillary Clinton or her campaign? If yes, describe who provided this information when and what you were told. E, on October 7, 2016, emails hacked from the account of John Podesta were released by WikiLeaks. One, where were you on October 7, 2016? Two, were you told at any time in advance of or on the day of the October 7 release that WikiLeaks possessed or might possess emails related to John Podesta? If yes, describe who told you this, when and what you were told. Three, are you aware of anyone associated with you or your campaign, including Roger Stone, reaching out to WikiLeaks either directly or through an intermediary on or about October 7, 2016? If yes, identify the persons and describe the substance of the conversations or contacts. F, were you told of anyone associated with you or your campaign, including Roger Stone, having any discussions directly or indirectly with WikiLeaks, Guccifer 2.0, or DCLeaks regarding the content or timing of release of hacked emails? If yes, describe who had such contacts. How you became aware of the contacts, when you became aware of the contacts and the substance of the contacts. G, from June 1, 2016 through the end of the campaign, how frequently did you communicate with Roger Stone? Describe the nature of your communications with Mr. Stone. One, during that time period, what efforts did Mr. Stone tell you he was making to assist your campaign and what requests, if any, did you make of Mr. Stone? Two, did Mr. Stone ever discuss WikiLeaks with you or as far as you were aware with anyone else associated with the campaign? If yes, describe what you were told, from whom and when. Three, did Mr. Stone at any time inform you about contacts he had with WikiLeaks or any intermediary of WikiLeaks or about forthcoming releases of information? If yes, describe what Stone told you and when. H, did you have any discussions prior to January 20, 2017 regarding a potential pardon or other action to benefit Julian Assange? If yes, describe who you had the discussions with, when and the content of the discussions. I, were you aware of any efforts by foreign individuals or companies, including those in Russia, to assist your campaign through the use of social media postings or the organization of rallies? If yes, identify who you discussed such assistance with, when and the content of the discussions. Three, the Trump Organization Moscow Project. A, in October, 2015, a letter of intent, a copy of which is attached as exhibit B, was signed for a proposed Trump Organization Project in Moscow, the Trump Moscow Project. One, when were you first informed of discussions about the Trump Moscow Project? By whom, what were you told about the project? Two, did you sign the letter of intent? B, in a statement provided to Congress attached as exhibit C. Michael Cohen stated, to the best of my knowledge, Mr. Trump was never in contact with anyone about this proposal other than me on three occasions, including signing a non-binding letter of intent in 2015. Describe all discussions you had with Mr. Cohen or anyone else associated with the Trump Organization about the Trump Moscow Project, including who you spoke with, when and the substance of the discussions. C, did you learn of any communications between Michael Cohen or Felix Satter and any Russian government officials, including officials in the office of Dmitry Peskov regarding the Trump Moscow Project? If so, identify who provided this information to you, when and the substance of what you learned. D, did you have any discussions between June 2015 and June 2016 regarding a potential trip to Russia by you and or Michael Cohen for reasons related to the Trump Moscow Project? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when and the substance of the discussions. E, did you at any time direct or suggest that discussions about the Trump Moscow Project should cease or were you informed at any time that the project had been abandoned? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when the substance of the discussions and why that decision was made. F, did you have any discussions regarding what information would be provided publicly or in response to investigative inquiries about potential or actual investments or business deals the Trump Organization had in Russia, including the Trump Moscow Project? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when and the substance of the discussions. G, aside from the Trump Moscow Project, did you or the Trump Organization have any other perspective or actual business interests, investments, or arrangements with Russia or any Russian interest or Russian individual during the campaign? If yes, describe the business interests, investments, or arrangements. F, contacts with Russia and Russia-related issues during the campaign. A, prior to mid-August 2016, did you become aware that Paul Manafort had ties to the Ukrainian government? If yes, describe who you learned this information from, when and the substance of what you were told. Did Mr. Manafort's connections to the Ukrainian or Russian governments play any role in your decision to have him join your campaign? If yes, describe that role. B, were you aware that Paul Manafort offered briefings on the progress of your campaign to Oleg Deripaska? If yes, describe who you learned this information from, when the substance of what you were told, what you understood the purpose was of sharing such information with Mr. Deripaska and how you responded to learning this information. See, were you aware of whether Paul Manafort or anyone else associated with your campaign sent or directed others to send internal Trump campaign information to any person located in Ukraine or Russia or associated with Ukrainian or Russian governments? If yes, identify who provided you with this information, when the substance of the discussions, what you understood the purpose was of sharing the internal campaign information and how you responded to learning this information. D, did Paul Manafort communicate to you directly or indirectly any positions Ukraine or Russia would want the US to support? If yes, describe when he communicated those positions to you and the substance of those communications. E, during the campaign, were you told about efforts by Russian officials to meet with you or senior members of your campaign? If yes, describe who you had conversations with on this topic, when and what you were told. F, what role, if any, did you have in changing the Republican Party platform regarding arming Ukraine during the Republican National Convention? Prior to the convention, what information did you have about this platform provision? After the platform provision was changed, who told you about the change? When did they tell you? What were you told about why it was changed and who was involved? G, on July 27, 2016, in response to a question about whether you would recognize Crimea as Russian territory and lift sanctions on Russia, you said, we'll be looking into that. Yeah, we'll be looking. Did you intend to communicate by that statement or at any other time during the campaign a willingness to lift sanctions and or recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea if you were elected? I, what consideration did you give to lifting sanctions and or recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea if you were elected? Describe who you spoke with about this topic, when, the substance of the discussions. Five, contacts with Russia and Russia-related issues during the transition. A, were you asked to attend the World Chess Championship Gala on November 10, 2016? If yes, who asked you to attend? When were you asked and what were you told about why your presence was requested? One, did you attend any part of the event? If yes, describe any interactions you had with any Russians or representatives of the Russian government at the event. B, following the Obama administration's imposition of sanctions on Russia in December, 2016, Russia's sanctions, did you discuss with Lieutenant-General, LTG, Michael Flynn, KT McFarland, Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus, Jared Kushner, Eric Prince, or anyone else associated with the transition, what should be communicated to the Russian government regarding the sanctions? If yes, describe who you spoke with about this issue, when, and the substance of the discussions. C, on December 29 and December 31, 2016, LTG Flynn had conversations with Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, about the Russia sanctions and Russia's response to the Russian sanctions. One, did you direct or suggest that LTG Flynn have discussions with anyone from the Russian government about the Russian sanctions? Two, were you told in advance of LTG Flynn's December 29, 2016 conversation that he was going to be speaking with Ambassador Kislyak? If yes, describe who told you this information, when, and what you were told. If no, when and from whom did you learn of LTG Flynn's December 29, 2016 conversation with Ambassador Kislyak? Three, when did you learn of LTG Flynn and Ambassador Kislyak's call on December 31, 2016, who told you and what were you told? Four, when did you learn that sanctions were discussed in the December 29 and December 31, 2016 calls between LTG Flynn and Ambassador Kislyak? Who told you and what were you told? D, at any time between December 31, 2016 and January 20, 2017, did anyone tell you or suggest to you that Russia's decision not to impose reciprocal sanctions was attributable in any way to LTG Flynn's communications with Ambassador Kislyak? If yes, identify who provided you with this information, when, and the substance of what you were told. E, on January 12, 2017, the Washington Post published a column stating that LTG Flynn phoned Ambassador Kislyak several times on December 29, 2016. After learning of the column, did you direct or suggest to anyone that LTG Flynn should deny that he discussed sanctions with Ambassador Kislyak? If yes, who did you make the suggestion or direction to? When, what did you say and why did you take this step? I, after learning of the column, did you have any conversations with LTG Flynn about his conversations with Ambassador Kislyak in December, 2016? If yes, describe when those discussions occurred and the content of the discussions. F, were you told about a meeting between Jared Kushner and Sergei Gorkov that took place in December, 2016? One, if yes, describe who you spoke with, when, the substance of the discussions and what you understood was the purpose of the meeting. G, were you told about a meeting or meetings between Eric Prince and Kirill Dmitriev or any other representative from the Russian government that took place in January, 2017? One, if yes, describe who you spoke with, when, the substance of the discussions and what you understood was the purpose of the meeting. H, prior to January, 2017, did you talk to Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner or any other individual associated with the transition regarding establishing an unofficial line of communication with Russia? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when, the substance of the discussions and what you understood was the purpose of such an unofficial line of communication. Responses of President Donald J. Trump. One, June 9th, 2016, meeting at Trump Tower. A, when did you first learn that Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner was considering participating in a meeting in June, 2016 concerning potentially negative information about Hillary Clinton? Describe who you learned the information from and the substance of the discussion. B, attached to this document as Exhibit A is a series of emails from June, 2016 between, among others, Donald Trump Jr. and Rob Goldstone. In addition to the emails reflected in Exhibit A, Donald Trump Jr. had other communications with Rob Goldstone and Amin Aguilarov between June 3, 2016 and June 9, 2016. One, did Mr. Trump Jr. or anyone else tell you about or show you any of these communications? If yes, describe who discussed the communications with you, when and the substance of the discussions. Two, when did you first see or learn about all or any part of the emails reflected in Exhibit A? Three, when did you first learn that the proposed meeting involved or was described as being part of Russia's and its government's support for your candidacy? Four, did you suggest to or direct anyone not to discuss or release publicly all or any portion of the emails reflected in Exhibit A? If yes, describe who you communicated with, when, the substance of the communications and why you took that action. C, on June 9, 2016, Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner attended a meeting at Trump Tower with several individuals, including a Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the June 9 meeting. One, other than a set forth in your answers to one A and one B, what, if anything, were you told about the possibility of this meeting taking place or the scheduling of such a meeting? Describe who you discussed this with, when and what you were informed about the meeting. Two, when did you learn that some of the individuals attending the June 9 meeting were Russian or had any affiliation with any part of the Russian government? Describe who you learned this information from and the substance of the discussions. Three, what were you told about what was discussed at the June 9 meeting? Describe each conversation in which you were told about what was discussed at the meeting, who the conversation was with, when it occurred and the substance of the statements they made about the meeting. Four, were you told that the June 9 meeting was about in whole or in part adoption and or the Magnitsky Act? If yes, describe who you had that discussion with, when and the substance of the discussion. D, for the period June 6, 2016, through June 9, 2016, for what portion of each day were you in Trump Tower? One, did you speak or meet with Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner on June 9, 2016? If yes, did any portion of those conversations or meeting include any reference to any aspect of the June 9 meeting? If yes, describe who you spoke with and the substance of the conversation. E, did you communicate directly or indirectly with any member or representative of the Aguilarov family after June 3, 2016? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when and the substance of the communications. F, did you learn of any communications between Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner and any member or representative of the Aguilarov family, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Rob Goldstone or any Russian official or contact that took place after June 9, 2016 and concerned the June 9 meeting or efforts by Russia to assist the campaign. If yes, describe who you learned this information from, when and the substance of what you learned. G, on June 7, 2016, you gave a speech in which you said in part, I am going to give a major speech on probably Monday of next week and we're going to be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons. One, why did you make that statement? Two, what information did you plan to share with respect to the Clintons? Three, what did you believe the sources of that information would be? Four, did you expect any of the information to have come from the June 9 meeting? Five, did anyone help draft the speech that you were referring to? If so, who? H, did any person or entity inform you during the campaign that Vladimir Putin or the Russian government supported your candidacy or opposed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton? If yes, describe the sources of the information when you were informed and the content of any such discussions. I, did any person or entity inform you during the campaign that any foreign government or foreign leader other than Russia or Vladimir Putin had provided, wished to provide, or offered to provide tangible support to your campaign, including by way of offering to provide negative information on Hillary Clinton? If yes, describe the sources of the information when you were informed and the content of such discussions. Response to question one, parts A through C. I have no recollection of learning at the time that Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner was considering participating in a meeting in June, 2016 concerning potentially negative information about Hillary Clinton. Nor do I recall learning during the campaign that the June 9, 2016 meeting had taken place, that the referenced emails existed or that Donald J. Trump Jr. had other communications with Amin Agalarov or Rob Goldstone between June 3, 2016 and June 9, 2016. Response to question one, part D. I have no independent recollection of what portion of these four days in June of 2016 I spent in Trump Tower. This was one of many busy months during a fast-paced campaign as the primary season was ending and we were preparing for the general election campaign. I am now aware that my campaign's calendar indicates that I was in New York City from June 6 through 9, 2016. Calendars kept in my Trump office reflect that I had various calls and meetings scheduled for each of these days. While those calls and meetings may or may not have actually taken place, they do indicate that I was in Trump Tower during a portion of each of these working days and I have no reason to doubt that I was. When I was in New York City, I stayed at my Trump Tower apartment. My Trump Organization desk calendar also reflects that I was outside Trump Tower during portions of these days. The June 7, 2016 calendar indicates I was scheduled to leave Trump Tower in the early evening for West Chester where I gave remarks after winning the California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana and South Dakota Republican primaries held that day. The June 8, 2016 calendar indicates a scheduled departure in late afternoon to attend a ceremony at my son's school. The June 9, 2016 calendar indicates I was scheduled to attend midday meetings and a fundraising luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel. At this point, I do not remember on what dates these events occurred, but I do not currently have a reason to doubt that they took place as scheduled on my calendar. Widely available media reports including television footage also shed light on my activities during these days. For example, I'm aware that my June 7, 2016 victory remarks at the Trump National Golf Club in Breyercliffe, Manor, New York were recorded and published by the media. I remember winning those primaries and generally recall delivering remarks that evening. At this point, I do not remember whether I spoke or met with Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner on June 9, 2016. My desk calendar indicates I was scheduled to meet with Paul Manafort on the morning of June 9, but I do not recall if that meeting took place. It was more than two years ago at a time when I had many calls and interactions daily. Response to question one, part E. I have no independent recollection of any communications I had with the Aguilarov family or anyone I understood to be a representative of the Aguilarov family after June 3, 2016 and before the end of the campaign. While preparing to respond to these questions, I have become aware of written communications with the Aguilarovs during the campaign that were sent, received and largely authored by my staff and which I understand have already been produced to you. In general, the documents include congratulatory letters on my campaign victories, emails about a painting and meaning and Aras Aguilarov arranged to have delivered to Trump Tower as a birthday present and emails regarding delivery of a book written by Aras Aguilarov. The documents reflect that the deliveries were screened by the Secret Service. Response to question one, part F. I do not recall being aware during the campaign of communications between Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Jared Kushner and any member or representative of the Aguilarov family, Robert Goldstone, Natalia Veselnitskaya whose name I was not familiar with or anyone understood to be a Russian official. Response to question one, part G. In remarks I delivered the night I won the California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana and South Dakota Republican primaries, I said, I am going to give a major speech on probably Monday of next week and we're going to be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons. In general, I expected to give a speech referencing the publicly available negative information about the Clintons, including for example, Mrs. Clinton's failed policies, the Clinton's use of the State Department to further their interests and the interests of the Clinton Foundation, Mrs. Clinton's improper use of a private server for State Department business, the destruction of 33,000 emails on that server and Mrs. Clinton's temperamental unsuitability for the office of president. In the course of preparing to respond to your questions, I have become aware that the campaign documents already produced to you reflect the drafting evolution and sources of information for the speech I expected to give probably on the Monday following my June 7, 2016 comments. These documents generally show that the text of the speech was initially drafted by campaign staff with input from various outside advisors and was based on publicly available material, including in particular information from the book Clinton Cash by Peter Schweitzer. The Pulse nightclub terrorist attack took place in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 12, 2016. In light of that tragedy, I gave a speech directed more specifically to national security and terrorism than to the Clintons. That speech was delivered at the St. Anselm College Institute of Politics in Manchester, New Hampshire, and as reported, opened with the following. This was going to be a speech on Hillary Clinton and how bad a president, especially in these times of radical Islamic terrorism, she would be. Even her former secret service agent who has seen her under pressure and in times of stress has stated that she lacks the temperament and integrity to be president. There will be plenty of opportunity to discuss these important issues at a later time and I will deliver that speech soon. But today, there's only one thing to discuss, the growing threat of terrorism inside of our borders. I continued to speak about Mrs. Clinton's failings throughout the campaign using the information prepared for inclusion in the speech to which I referred on June 7, 2016. Response to question one, part H. I have no recollection of being told during the campaign that Vladimir Putin or the Russian government supported my candidacy or opposed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. However, I was aware of some reports indicating that President Putin had made complimentary statements about me. Response to question one, part I. I have no recollection of being told during the campaign that any foreign government or foreign leader had provided wish to provide or offered to provide tangible support to my campaign. Two, Russian hacking slash Russian efforts using social media slash WikiLeaks. A, on June 14, 2016, it was publicly reported that computer hackers had penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee, DNC, and that Russian intelligence was behind the unauthorized access or hack. Prior to June 14, 2016, were you provided any information about any potential or actual hacking of the computer systems or email accounts of the DNC, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DCC, the Clinton campaign, Hillary Clinton or individuals associated with the Clinton campaign? If yes, describe who provided this information, when and the substance of the information. B, on July 22, 2016, WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 emails sent or received by Democratic Party officials. One, prior to the July 22, 2016 release, were you aware from any source that WikiLeaks, Guccifer 2.0, DCLeaks or Russians had or potentially had possession of or plan to release emails or information that could help your campaign or hurt the Clinton campaign? If yes, describe who you discussed this issue with, when and the substance of the discussions. Two, after the release of emails by WikiLeaks on July 22, 2016, were you told that WikiLeaks possessed or might possess additional information that could be released during the campaign? If yes, describe who provided this information, when and what you were told. C, are you aware of any communications during the campaign directly or indirectly between Roger Stone, Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort or Rick Gates and A, WikiLeaks, B, Julian Assange, C, other representatives of WikiLeaks, D, Guccifer 2.0, E, representatives of Guccifer 2.0, or F, representatives of DCLeaks. If yes, describe who provided you with this information when you learned of the communications and what you know about those communications. D, on July 27, 2016, you stated at a press conference, Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. One, why did you make that request of Russia as opposed to any other country, entity or individual? Two, in advance of making that statement, what discussions, if any, did you have with anyone else about the substance of the statement? Three, were you told at any time before or after you made that statement that Russia was attempting to infiltrate or hack computer systems or email accounts of Hillary Clinton or her campaign? If yes, describe who provided this information when and what you were told. E, on October 7, 2016, emails hacked from the account of John Podesta were released by WikiLeaks. One, where were you on October 7, 2016? Two, were you told at any time in advance of or on the day of the October 7 release that WikiLeaks possessed or might possess emails related to John Podesta? If yes, describe who told you this, when and what you were told. Three, are you aware of anyone associated with you or your campaign, including Roger Stone, reaching out to WikiLeaks, either directly or through an intermediary, on or about October 7, 2016? If yes, identify the person and describe the substance of the conversations or contacts. F, were you told of anyone associated with you or your campaign, including Roger Stone, having any discussions directly or indirectly with WikiLeaks, Guccifer 2.0 or DCLeaks regarding the content or timing of release of hacked emails? If yes, describe who had such contacts, how you became aware of the contacts, when you became aware of the contacts, and the substance of the contacts. G, from June 1, 2016, through the end of the campaign, how frequently did you communicate with Roger Stone? Describe the nature of your communications with Mr. Stone. One, during that time period, what efforts did Mr. Stone tell you he was making to assist your campaign and what requests, if any, did you make of Mr. Stone? Two, did Mr. Stone ever discuss WikiLeaks with you or as far as you were aware with anyone else associated with the campaign? If yes, describe what you were told, from whom and when? Three, did Mr. Stone at any time inform you about contacts he had with WikiLeaks or any intermediary of WikiLeaks or about forthcoming releases of information? If yes, describe what Mr. Stone told you and when? H, did you have any discussions prior to January 20, 2017, regarding a potential pardon or other action to benefit Julian Assange? If yes, describe who you had the discussions with, when and the content of the discussions. Were you aware of any efforts by foreign individuals or companies, including those in Russia, to assist your campaign through the use of social media postings or the organization of rallies? If yes, identify who you discussed such assistance with, when and the content of the discussions. Response to question two, part A. I do not remember the date on which it was publicly reported that the DNC had been hacked, but my best recollection is that I learned of the hacking at or shortly after the time it became the subject of media reporting. I do not recall being provided any information during the campaign about the hacking of any of the named entities or individuals before it became the subject of media reporting. Response to question two, part B. I recall that in the months leading up to the election, there was considerable media reporting about the possible hacking and release of campaign related information, and there was a lot of talk about this matter. At the time, I was generally aware of these media reports and may have discussed these issues with my campaign staff or others, but at this point in time, more than two years later, I have no recollection of any particular conversation when it occurred or who the participants were. Response to question two, part C. I do not recall being aware during the campaign of any communications between the individuals named in questions to see and anyone I understood to be a representative of WikiLeaks or any of the other individuals or entities referred to in the question. Response to question two, part D. I made the statement quoted in question two, D, ingest and sarcastically, as was apparent to any objective observer. The context of the statement is evident in the full reading or viewing of the July 27, 2016 press conference, and I refer you to the publicly available transcript and video of that press conference. I do not recall having any discussion about the substance of the statement in advance of the press conference. I do not recall being told during the campaign of any efforts by Russia to infiltrate or hack the computer systems or email accounts of Hillary Clinton or her campaign prior to them becoming the subject of media reporting. And I have no recollection of any particular conversation in that regard. Response to question two, part E. I was in Trump Tower in New York City on October 7, 2016. I have no recollection of being told that WikiLeaks possessed or might possess emails related to John Podesta before the release of Mr. Podesta's emails was reported by the media. Likewise, I have no recollection of being told that Roger Stone, anyone acting as an intermediary for Roger Stone or anyone associated with my campaign had communicated with WikiLeaks on October 7, 2016. Response to question two, part F. I do not recall being told during the campaign that Roger Stone or anyone associated with my campaign had discussions with any of the entities named in the question regarding the content or timing of release of hacked emails. Response to question two, part G. I spoke by telephone with Roger Stone from time to time during the campaign. I have no recollection of the specifics of any conversations I had with Mr. Stone between June 1, 2016 and November 8, 2016. I do not recall discussing WikiLeaks with him nor do I recall being aware of Mr. Stone having discussed WikiLeaks with individuals associated with my campaign, although I was aware that WikiLeaks was the subject of media reporting and campaign related discussion at the time. Response to question two, part H. I do not recall having had any discussion during the campaign regarding a pardon or action to benefit Julian Assange. Response to question two, part I. I do not recall being aware during the campaign of specific efforts by foreign individuals or media companies to assist my campaign through the use of social media postings or the organization of rallies. Three, the Trump Organization Moscow Project. A, in October, 2015, a letter of intent, a copy of which is attached as exhibit B, was signed for the proposed Trump Organization Project in Moscow, the Trump Moscow Project. One, when were you first informed of discussions about the Trump Moscow Project? By whom, what were you told about the project? Two, did you sign the letter of intent? B, in a statement provided to Congress attached as exhibit C, Michael Cohen stated, to the best of my knowledge, Mr. Trump was never in contact with anyone about this proposal other than me on three occasions, including signing a non-binding letter of intent in 2015. Describe all discussions you had with Mr. Cohen or anyone else associated with the Trump Organization about the Trump Moscow Project, including who you spoke with, when, and the substance of the discussions. C, did you learn of any communication between Michael Cohen or Felix Satter and any Russian government officials, including officials in the office of Dmitry Peskov regarding the Trump Moscow Project? If so, identify who provided this information to you, when, and the substance of what you learned. D, did you have any discussions between June 2015 and June 2016 regarding a potential trip to Russia by you and or Michael Cohen for reasons related to the Trump Moscow Project? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when, and the substance of the discussions. E, did you at any time direct or suggest that discussions about the Trump Moscow Project should cease or were you informed at any time that the project had been abandoned? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when, the substance of the discussions and why that decision was made. F, did you have any discussions regarding what information would be provided publicly or in response to investigative inquiries about potential or actual investments or business deals the Trump Organization had in Russia, including the Trump Moscow Project? If yes, describe who you spoke with, when, and the substance of the discussions. G, aside from the Trump Moscow Project, did you or the Trump Organization have any other perspective or actual business interests, investments, or arrangements in with Russia or any Russian interest or Russian individual during the campaign? If yes, describe the business interests, investments, or arrangements. Response to question three parts A through G. Sometime in 2015, Michael Cohen suggested to me the possibility of a Trump Organization Project in Moscow. As I recall, Mr. Cohen described this as a proposed project of a general type we have done in the past in a variety of locations. I signed the non-binding letter of intent attached to your questions as exhibit B, which required no equity or expenditure on our end and was consistent with our ongoing efforts to expand into significant markets around the world. I had few conversations with Mr. Cohen on this subject. As I recall, they were brief and they were not memorable. I was not enthused about the proposal and I do not recall any discussion of travel to Russia in connection with it. I do not remember discussing it with anyone else at the Trump Organization, although it is possible. I do not recall being aware at this time of any communications between Mr. Cohen or Felix Satter and any Russian government official regarding the letter of intent. In the course of preparing to respond to your questions, I have become aware that Mr. Cohen sent an email regarding the letter of intent to Mr. Peskov at a general public email account, which should show there was no meaningful relationship with people in power in Russia. I understand those documents already have been provided to you. I vaguely remember pressing inquiries and media reporting during the campaign about whether the Trump Organization had business dealings with Russia. I may have spoken with campaign staff or Trump Organization employees regarding responses to requests for information, but I have no current recollection of any particular conversation with whom I may have spoken, when or the substance of any conversation. As I recall, neither I nor the Trump Organization had any projects or proposed projects in Russia during the campaign other than the letter of intent. Four, contacts with Russia and Russia-related issues during the campaign. A, prior to mid-August, 2016, did you become aware that Paul Manafort had ties to the Ukrainian government? If yes, describe who you learned this information from, when, and the substance of what you were told. Did Mr. Manafort's connections to the Ukrainian or Russian governments play any role in your decision to have him join your campaign? If yes, describe that role. B, were you aware that Mr. Manafort offered briefings on the progress of your campaign to Oleg Deripaska? If yes, describe who you learned this information from, when, the substance of what you were told, what you understood the purpose was of sharing such information with Mr. Deripaska and how you responded to learning this information. C, were you aware of whether Paul Manafort or anyone else associated with your campaign sent or directed others to send internal Trump campaign information to any person located in Ukraine or Russia or associated with Ukrainian or Russian governments? If yes, identify who provided you with this information, when, the substance of the discussions, what you understood the purpose was of sharing the internal campaign information and how you responded to learning this information. D, did Paul Manafort communicate to you directly or indirectly any positions Ukraine or Russia would want the US to support? If yes, describe when he communicated those positions to you and the substance of those communications. E, during the campaign, were you told about efforts by Russian officials to meet with you or senior members of your campaign? If yes, describe who you had conversations with on this topic, when and what you were told. F, what role, if any, did you have in changing the Republican Party platform regarding arming Ukraine during the Republican National Convention? Prior to the convention, what information did you have about this platform provision? After the platform provision was changed, who told you about the change? When did they tell you what were you told about why it was changed and who was involved? G, on July 27, 2016, in response to a question about whether you would recognize Crimea as Russian territory and lift sanctions on Russia, you said, we'll be looking at that. Yeah, we'll be looking. Did you intend to communicate by that statement or at any other time during the campaign a willingness to lift sanctions and or recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea if you were elected? One, what consideration did you give to lifting sanctions and or recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea if you were elected? Describe who you spoke with about this topic, when, the substance of the discussions. Response to question four parts A through D. Mr. Manafort was hired primarily because of his delegate work for prior presidential candidates including Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole. I knew that Mr. Manafort had done international consulting work and at some time before Mr. Manafort left the campaign, I learned that he was somehow involved with individuals concerning Ukraine, but I do not remember the specifics of what I knew at the time. I had no knowledge of Mr. Manafort offering briefings on the progress of my campaign to an individual named Oleg Deripaska, nor do I remember being aware of Mr. Manafort or anyone else associated with my campaign sending or directing others to send internal Trump campaign information to anyone I knew to be in Ukraine or Russia at the time or to anyone I understood to be a Ukrainian or Russian government employee or official. I do not remember Mr. Manafort communicating to me any particular positions Ukraine or Russia would want the United States to support. Response to question four part E. I do not recall being told during the campaign of efforts by Russian officials to meet with me or with senior members of my campaign. In the process of preparing to respond to these questions, I became aware that on March 17, 2016, my assistant at the Trump Organization, Rona Graf, received an email from a Sergei Pridhodko who identified himself as a deputy prime minister of the Russian Federation, Foundation Rawls Congress inviting me to participate in the Petersburg International Economic Forum to be held in June 2016. The documents show that Ms. Graf prepared for my signature a brief response declining the invitation. I understand these documents have already been produced to you. Response to question four part F. I have no recollection of the details of what, when, or from what source I first learned about the change to the platform amendment regarding arming Ukraine, but I generally recall learning of the issue as part of media reporting. I do not recall being involved in changing the language to the amendment. Response to question four part G. My statement did not communicate any position. Five, contacts with Russia and Russia related issues during the transition. A, were you asked to attend the World Chess Championship Gala on November 10, 2016? If yes, who asked you to attend? When were you asked and what were you told about? About sick, why your presence was requested? One, did you attend any part of the event? If yes, describe any interactions you had with any Russians or representatives of the Russian government at the event. Response to question five part A. I do not remember having been asked to attend the World Chess Championship Gala and I did not attend the event. During the course of preparing to respond to these questions, I have become aware of documents indicating that in March of 2016, the president of the World Chess Federation invited the Trump Organization to host at Trump Tower, the 2016 World Chess Championship match to be held in New York in November, 2016. I've also become aware that in November, 2016, there were press inquiries to my staff regarding whether I had plans to attend the tournament, which was not being held at Trump Tower. I understand these documents have already been provided to you. Executed on November 20th, 2018, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. End of section 25.