U.S. Department of Justice
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Report On The Investigation Into
Russian Interference In The
2016 Presidential Election
Volume I of II
Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
Submitted Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 600.8(c)
Washington, D.C.
March 2019
U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Department of Justice
Attorney Work Product // May Contain Material Protected Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)
TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME I
INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME I .......................................................................................................... 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO VOLUME I............................................................................................... 4
I. THE SPECIAL COUNSEL’S INVESTIGATION ................................................................................. 11
II. RUSSIAN “ACTIVE MEASURES” SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN ..................................................... 14
A. Structure of the Internet Research Agency ................................................................. 15
B. Funding and Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin ................................................. 16
C. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections .................................................................................. 19
1. The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations As Early As 2014 ...................................... 19
2. U.S. Operations Through IRA-Controlled Social Media Accounts ..................... 22
3. U.S. Operations Through Facebook...................................................................... 24
4. U.S. Operations Through Twitter ......................................................................... 26
a. Individualized Accounts.....................................