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THREAD: The 10 Biggest Developments in the Russia Investigation In 2018 themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-1…
With so much news breaking every day, it can be hard to remember how much we’ve learned in just the past year. We’ve put together a list of 10 of the biggest developments in the Russia investigation in 2018. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-1…
1. Mueller and the Justice Department revealed unprecedented details of how Russia attacked American democracy, indicting 26 Russian operatives behind the attacks, plus Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to acting as a Russian agent. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-r…
2. Mueller secured guilty pleas from top Trump advisers, including Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and Michael Cohen—who is now telling Mueller everything he knows. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/inter…
3. Mueller indicated how he intends to demonstrate the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia, zeroing in on the hack, release, and distribution of stolen emails and outlining the quid pro quo between the two sides. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/its-o…
4. Trump put his obeisance to Putin on full display at their July 16 summit in Helsinki, unquestioningly accepting Russia’s denial of any election interference. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/from-…
5. Trump continued to attack America’s NATO allies at every turn, repeatedly criticizing democratically-elected world leaders and undermining international summits. themoscowproject.org/reports/putins…
6. Trump delivered on tangible goals of Kremlin foreign policy, including by undermining U.S. sanctions against Russia and suddenly withdrawing American troops from Syria—one of the few topics we know Trump and Putin discussed in Helsinki. foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/01/tru…
7. Under the chairmanship of former Trump transition official Devin Nunes, the House Intelligence Committee pulled a variety of stunts, including the infamous “Nunes Memo,” intended to discredit the Russia investigation. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/nunes…
8. Trump put Brett Kavanaugh, a deeply flawed and polarizing nominee who wrote that presidents not only can’t be indicted but shouldn’t even be investigated, on the Supreme Court. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/would…
9. After months of attacking Jeff Sessions for failing to stop the Russia investigation, Trump forced out his attorney general the day after the 2018 midterms, then installed Mueller critics to take over the job. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/trump…
10. And finally: Democrats re-took the House, ensuring there will be at least one chamber of Congress dedicated to holding Trump accountable and showing the public the depths of his corruption. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/10-th…
For everything you need to know about the Russia investigation, check out our website, including our interactive timeline documenting Trump's links to the Kremlin going back all the way to the 1980s: themoscowproject.org/collusion-time…
