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Reporting and official inquiries establish that Russia mounted a broad, state-directed influence campaign in 2016 that sought to help Donald Trump win, and investigators documented numerous contacts a...
The answer depends on definitions: criminal "collusion" or "conspiracy" was not proven by the special counsel, but multiple official investigations concluded Russia interfered to help Trump and docume...
Donald Trump’s most controversial pardons clustered around three themes: clemency for January 6 defendants and allies who sought to overturn the 2020 election; pardons for political allies, donors, an...
Available reporting does not produce verified evidence that Melania Trump’s modeling or business career involved formal Russian intelligence handlers, business partners, or a Russian state role; major...
Yes — multiple U.S. government investigations and independent reporting conclude that the Russian government mounted a broad, coordinated operation aimed at aiding Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential bid...
Paul Manafort’s years-long consulting for pro‑Russian Ukrainian political interests shaped both the vulnerabilities he brought to the 2016 Trump campaign and the legal and intelligence scrutiny that f...
Donald Trump has faced multiple criminal convictions and indictments, and many people in his orbit — some of whom have been nominated to Cabinet or senior roles — have been charged, convicted, or pard...
On the public record, Donald Trump maintained extensive and sometimes controversial contacts, business pursuits, and campaign staff ties that intersected with Russian individuals and interests for dec...
Several former Trump administration officials and associates have faced criminal charges in years around and after the first Trump presidency — notable examples from the prior administration include M...
Donald Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin is a tangle of public flattery, repeated contacts and long-running official and congressional probes into contacts between Trump associates and Russian ...
Available public reporting shows long-running U.S. probes (Crossfire Hurricane and the Mueller special counsel) documented extensive contacts between Trump associates and Russian actors and found that...
Federal and independent reporting shows multiple lines of inquiry and reporting that have looked at whether Donald Trump — his businesses, associates, or affiliated entities like Trump Media — receive...
The Mueller report documented extensive contacts — dozens of meetings, communications and attempted outreach — between people tied to the Trump campaign and Russian-linked individuals, but it conclude...
A dozen-plus figures who orbited Donald Trump have been criminally convicted or pleaded guilty in cases tied to campaigns, the Trump Organization and the January 6 aftermath; their penalties ranged fr...
U.S. rules require influencers to disclose “material connections” — payments, gifts, sponsorships — to brands and disclose when posts target U.S. consumers, but compliance is often incomplete and enfo...
Multiple investigations — most prominently the FBI probe, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry, and a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee review — examined alleged links between Donald Trump,...
The Mueller special counsel investigation produced indictments against roughly 34–37 individuals and three companies, yielded about seven to eight guilty pleas, and resulted in one trial conviction fr...
Mueller’s team indicted or secured convictions against 34 individuals and three companies, producing 37 indictments and seven guilty pleas/convictions tied to the Russia probe; however, the Special Co...
The Mueller Report documented “numerous links” and a series of contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russian actors, found that Russia conducted “sweeping and systematic” interference to bene...
Donald Trump used the presidential pardon and commutation powers to free a mix of high‑profile political allies, celebrities, and lesser‑known defendants; notable names repeatedly cited across sources...