Election-2016

Mueller Report finds 140+ contacts between Trump campaign and Russians

| Importance: 9/10

The Mueller Report documented at least 140 contacts between Trump and 18 associates with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign and transition. The report found Russian interference was “sweeping and systematic” and violated U.S. criminal law. While establishing …

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Mueller Indicts 12 GRU Officers for Hacking DNC and Democratic Campaign Infrastructure

| Importance: 10/10

Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted twelve officers of the Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) for hacking the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Clinton presidential campaign during the 2016 election. The 29-page …

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Mueller Indicts 13 Russians and Internet Research Agency for Election Interference

| Importance: 9/10

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation filed its first charges against Russian government entities, indicting 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for conducting a sophisticated social media disinformation campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The …

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Trump Stages Pre-Debate Event with Bill Clinton Accusers

| Importance: 8/10

On October 9, 2016, just 90 minutes before the second presidential debate in St. Louis, Donald Trump staged a surprise press conference with four women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct or been connected to the Clintons’ legal history. The event, held at the Four Seasons Hotel …

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Washington Post Releases Access Hollywood Tape

| Importance: 9/10

On October 7, 2016, exactly one month before the presidential election, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold published a 2005 video recording of Donald Trump making sexually aggressive comments about women. The recording was made on an Access Hollywood bus as Trump and television host Billy …

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Republicans Withdraw Support for Trump After Access Hollywood Tape

| Importance: 8/10

In the hours and days following the October 7, 2016 release of the Access Hollywood tape, dozens of Republican officials withdrew their support for Donald Trump, with many calling for him to exit the presidential race entirely. The mass defection represented the most serious internal challenge to …

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