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The @moscow_project team is so proud of our colleague Diana Pilipenko for her new role at @HouseIntel. Here are just some of her contributions to furthering our understanding of Russian interference at home and abroad: (1/11)
@HouseIntel In September 2017, Diana was among the first to raise alarms about the Internet Research Agency’s spin-off companies, including Glavset and Teka. Robert Mueller has since indicted one of them. (2/11) wired.com/story/facebook…
She also wrote for The Guardian about how Facebook should “follow the money” to uncover the extent of Russian meddling beyond just the low-hanging fruit that had already been uncovered. (3/11) theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
“Cracking the Shell: Trump and the Corrupting Potential of Furtive Russian Money” is an in-depth look at how Trump’s business practices create concerns about his corrupt dealings with Russian money: (4/11) americanprogress.org/issues/democra…
“Oligarchs on the Rise” profiles Aras and Emin Agalarov, who famously helped set up the June 9, 2016, meeting in Trump Tower: (5/11) themoscowproject.org/explainers/oli…
“NRA, Russia and Trump: How ‘Dark Money’ is Poisoning American Democracy” covers one of the most important intersections of domestic and international issues in campaign finance. (6/11) americanprogress.org/issues/ext/201…
Our timeline of Trump’s deals and investments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia tracks the growth of Trump’s interests in and around Russia that formed the underpinning of collusion. (7/11) themoscowproject.org/explainers/a-t…
For The Washington Post, Diana wrote about how Paul Manafort’s financial crimes likely opened him up to blackmail by a hostile foreign power while he served as Trump’s campaign chairman. (8/11) washingtonpost.com/news/democracy…
“Following the Money” draws on her experience analyzing corruption in Eastern Europe to provide a blueprint for investigators looking at the corrupt dealings surrounding the Trump campaign and transition. (9/11) americanprogress.org/issues/democra…
Based on her own experiences growing up in Ukraine, Diana wrote about how Manafort’s time there helped destroy the country as he worked to empower the Kremlin’s hand-picked kleptocrats. (10/11) washingtonpost.com/news/democracy…
Finally, she and Moscow Project Director @maxbergmann sat down with @nowthisnews to lay out the case for collusion in one hour: (11/11)
P.S. Our team is still working hard and we have lots more to share. If you’re a reporter on the #TrumpRussia beat, feel free to get in touch at themoscowproject.org/contact
