Mueller To Testify After Subpoenas Former special counsel agrees to appear before the House judiciary and intelligence committees on July 17, after the two panels issued subpoenas for his testimony. Mueller has said he’ll stick to his written report during any congressional testimony. Read more…

Mueller steps down Outgoing special counsel says charging President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice was not an option his office could consider under a long standing Justice Department policy. In his first public comments since his appointment, Mueller defended the two-year-long Russia probe and said he would not go beyond his final report if he were to testify before Congress. The former FBI director said he was resigning from the Justice Department to return to private life. Read more…

House Judiciary Holds Barr In Contempt The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to hold Attorney General in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over an unredacted copy of the Mueller Report. The White House called the committee’s subpoena for the Russia investigation materials “a blatant abuse of power” and said neither the White House nor the attorney general will comply with it. Read more…

Mueller report released The U.S. Department of Justice releases a redacted version of the nearly 400-page report of special counsel on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are expected to subpoena the Justice Department for the complete report. Read more…

Barr: “Spying did occur” Attorney General says that “spying did occur” against President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, echoing an oft-repeated assertion made by Trump. Barr made the comments during a Congressional budget committee. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Barr’s comments “directly contradict” what the Justice Department has said. Read more…

Barr to release redacted Mueller report by mid-April Attorney General says he’s preparing a redacted version of the Mueller report and will be in a position to release it by mid-April, if not sooner. Barr made the pledge in a letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate Judicary Committees after House Democrats gave him until April 2 to release the full report. But Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committeee, said the deadline stands and demanded that the attorney general release “the full and complete Mueller report, without redactions” as well as provide access to the underlying evidence, by April 2. Read more…

Mueller finds no evidence of Trump collusion with Russia Special Counsel found no evidence that President Donald Trump or his campaign conspired with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, according to a four-page summary of Mueller’s findings released by Attorney General . While Mueller drew no conclusion on the question of whether Trump obstructed justice in the course of the investigation, Barr said in his letter to Congress that he and his No. 2, , determined there was not enough evidence of obstruction of justice by Trump. Read more…

Robert Mueller concludes Russia probe, submits final report Special Counsel delivers his final report to Attorney General , concluding a wide-ranging probe that has sharply divided Americans and cast a shadow over President Donald Trump’s first two years in office. In a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate judiciary panels, Barr pledged transparency about the report and said he intended to consult with Mueller and Deputy Attorney General “to determine what other information from the report can be released to Congress and the public…” Read more…

Documents show Cohen probe began in July 2017 The Justice Department releases search warrant applications related to the investigation of , showing investigators for the special counsel had trained their eyes on the former Trump lawyer as early as July 2017, much earlier than previously known. The records show prosecutors were interested in money flowing into Cohen’s bank accounts from consultant agreements he’d obtained after Trump’s victory. The documents were released in response to a request by several media organizations. Read more…

NY prosecutors hit Manafort with new charges Prosecutors in New York City unseal criminal charges against shortly after a federal judge in Washington sentenced him to 43 months in prison. The 16-count indictment by a Manhattan grand jury appears designed to forestall the possibility that Manafort will receive a pardon from President Donald Trump. The president can’t issue pardons in state cases. Read more…

Manafort receives second sentence A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentences to 43 months in prison on charges of conspiracy and witness tampering stemming from the special counsel investigation of Russian election meddling. The sentence is on top of the 47 months Manafort received last week in a separate, financial crimes case in Alexandria, VA., meaning President Trump’s former campaign chairman faces a total of 7.5 years in prison. Manafort will receive credit for the nine months he’s been held in jail since he was accused of seeking to influence two witnesses’ testimony. Read more…

Paul Manafort gets 47 months A federal judge in Alexandria, VA, sentences to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud, far less than the 19.5 years to 24.5 years recommended under federal sentencing guidelines. Judge T. S. Ellis of the Eastern District of Virginia said he found the guidlines “excessive.” The relatively light sentence sparked a debate about disparity in federal sentencing. Read more…

House judiciary panel launches sweeping Trump probe The House Judiciary Committee opens a sweeping investigation into alleged obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by President Donald Trump, his associates and members of his administration. The committee sends document requests to 81 individuals and entities linked to Trump. The recepients include the president’s eldest son, Don Jr. and son-in-law . The committee’s newly installed Democratic chairman, Jerrold Nadler, accuses Republicans of abdicating their responsibility to conduct oversight of the administration while they were in power. The alleged transgressions under investigation are all impeachable offenses. Read more…

In Congressional testimony, Cohen details hush money payments , President Donald Trump’s disgraced former lawyer, testifies in public before the House Oversight Committee, providing details of hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign and claiming Trump knew in advance about a controversial June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between Trump advisers and Russian operatives. Cohen provided the committee with a copy of a $35,000 check personally signed by Trump in August 2017. In all, he said he received 11 checks to reimburse him for the hush money to Daniels to keep her from revealing an alleged affair with Trump. Another one of the checks carried the signatures of Don Jr and Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, implicating both men in the hush money scheme. Read more…

Trump nominates Jeffrey Rosen as deputy attorney general Trump nominates Jeffrey Rosen as deputy attorney general. If confirmed, Rosen, currently the deputy secretary of transportation, would take over from outgoing DAG who appointed the special counsel and oversaw his Russia investigation. However, while running the department’s day-to-day operations, Rosen would not be in charge of supervising the investigation, which is currently being overseen by newly confirmed attorney general . Read more…

McCabe: Justice officials considered Trump’s ouster Ousted FBI acting director Andrew McCabe confirms reports that top Justice Department officials considered invoking a constitutional amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office after Trump abruptly fired as head of the FBI in May 2017. In an interview with the CBS ”60 Minutes” program, McCabe also says that after Comey’s firing, he ordered the FBI to investigate whether Trump sought to obstruct justice and was acting on behalf of Russia. Trump tweeted that McCabe was “a disgrace to the FBI and a disgrace to our Country.” Read more…

Barr confirmed as attorney general The U.S. Senate confirms as Trump’s new attorney general. Barr, who previously served as attorney general under former president George H. W. Bush, assumed oversight of the Russia investigation from acting attorney general Matt Whitaker. During his confirmation hearing, Barr pledged to lawmakers to provide “as much transparency as I can” on the final report by special counsel . Read more…

Judge says Manafort lied to investigators A federal judge presiding over ’s case says the former Trump campaign chairman lied to the special counsel investigators, breaking a plea agreement he reached last year when he pleaded guilty to two charges. Judge Amy Berman Jackson says Manafort lied to the FBI, the grand jury and prosecutors about his interactions with , a former Manafort associate suspected of ties to Russian intelligence. The ruling deals a blow to Manafort’s chances of receiving leniency at sentencing. Read more…

Whitaker: I have not interfered in the Mueller probe Acting attorney general says he has not interfered with the special counsel investigation of Russian election meddling. Testifying before the House Oversight Committee, the outgoing head of the Justice Department also said he had not discussed the probe with the White House. But he declined to say whether he considered the investigation a “witch hunt,” Trump’s favorite epithet for the probe. Read more…

Manafort-Kilimnik meeting at “heart” of Mueller probe A special counsel prosecutor says a 2016 meeting in New York between former Trump campaign chairman and former Manfort associate “goes to the heart” of the Russia investigation. The disclosure, made during a court hearing in Washington, D.C., suggests the special counsel has zeroed in on interactions between Manafort and Kilimnik, who is suspected of having ties to Russian intelligence. Prosecutors also revealed during the hearing that Kilimnik traveled to Washington in January 2017 to attend Trump’s inauguration.

Whitaker: Mueller probe is wrapping up Acting Attorney General says the Mueller investigation is “close to being completed” and that he hopes he can get the special counsel’s final report “as soon as possibe.” The comments, made at a press conference, represented the first official indication that the probe may be wrapping up soon. The special counsel’s office declined to comment. Read more…

US lifts sanctions on Deripaska firms The Trump administration lifts sanctions on three Russian firms tied to Oleg Deripaska, the Putin-linked oligarch whose interactions with former Trump campaign chairman in 2016 drew the special counsel’s scrutiny. Emails obtained by prosecutors show Manafort sought to ingratiate himself with the billionnaire Deripaska by offering private briefings on the campaign. No evidence has emerged that that Deripaska solicited and received any such briefing. Read more…

Roger Stone indicted Long-time Trump friend and associate is arrested by FBI agents in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, following an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. The indictment charges Stone with one count of obstruction, five counts of false statements and one count of witness tampering in connection with his September 2017 congressional testimony about his alleged contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign. He is released on $250,000 bail. Read more…

Cohen calls off Congressional testimony Former Trump attorney calls off a planned Feb. 7 Congressional testimony because of what he called “ongoing threats agains his family” from Trump and Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump’s current lawyers. Trump called Cohen a “liar” while Giuliani told CNN that Cohen’s father-in-law “may have ties to something called organized crime.” Read more…

In rare move, special counsel dismisses news report In an unprecedented move, the special counsel’s office disputes a news report that President Donald Trump had directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a proposed real estate project in Moscow. BuzzFeed News reported that the special counsel learned about “Trump’s directive for Cohen to lie to Congress” through interviews with witnesses and internal Trump Organization records. In a statement, Peter Carr, a spokesman for Special Counsel , called BuzzFeed’s reporting “inaccurate.” Trump applauded the unusual statement while BuzzFeed said it stood by its story, which had spurred Democratic calls for an investigation. Read more…

Giuliani contradicts Trump on campaign collusion President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, tells CNN that he’s never denied the Trump campaign colluded with Russia but that Trump himself was not involved in collusion. The comments made a stir because Trump has always denied allegations that his campaign colluded with Moscow. Giuliani later released a statement to clarify his comments, saying he had “no knowledge of any collusion” between the campaign and Russia.

Rick Gates sentencing delayed Prosecutors ask for a delay of at least two months in the sentencing of former Trump campaign deputy chairman Rick Gates, saying Gates is continuing to cooperate with “several” ongoing investigations. Gates last year pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and later testified at former campaign chairman ’s trial. Read more…

Barr says he’ll allow Mueller to complete Russia inquiry Attorney general-nominee reassures lawmakers during the first day of his confirmation hearing that special counsel would be allowed to complete his investigation. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barr said he didn’t believe Mueller “would be involved in a witch hunt.” Read more…

NYT: FBI probed Trump after Comey firing The New York Times reports that the FBI grew so alarmed by President Donald Trump’s behavior after he fired that it launched an investigation into whether Trump was secretly working on behalf of Russia. Trump later dismissed the report, saying, “I never worked for Russia.” But Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said the panel will look into the report.

Rod Rosenstein leaving Justice Department Officials and associates of Deputy Attorney General say Rosenstein plans to leave the Justice Department after President Trump’s new pick for attorney general, , is confirmed by the Senate. Rosenstein’s expected departure adds to worries about the independence of the Mueller investigation. Read more…

Supreme Court rules in subpoena fight The Supreme Court rules against an unidentified foreign corporation fighting a subpoena believed to have been issued by a grand jury in the Mueller investigation. Read more…

Manafort shared polling data with Kilimnik A new court filing shows that former Trump campaign chairman shared campaign polling data with his former business partner , who has been linked to Russian intelligence. The filing, which Manafort’s lawyers failed to redact properly, also revealed the former lobbyist had discussed a Ukrainian peace plan with Kilimnik. The revelations represent the latest evidence of communication between Trump associates and Russians during the 2016 election. Read more…

Russian lawyer indicted Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who attended the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with members of then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign, has been charged with obstruction of justice in a case that is unrelated to the special counsel probe but underlines her ties to the Kremlin. Read more…

Judge extends grand jury term A federal judge extends the term of the Russia investigation grand jury by up to six months. Special Counsel has used the grand jury to subpoena witnesses and documents and to bring indictments against more than 30 people. The grand jury, impaneled in July 2017, was set to expire on Jan 6. Read more…

Whitaker rejects recusal advice Acting Attorney General decides not to recuse himself from the Russia investigation despite a Justice Department ethics official’s advice that he step aside over his past criticism of the probe. A Justice Department official tells reporters that Whitaker was not required to recuse himself despite an appearance of a conflict of interest. Deputy Attorney General continues to have day-to-day oversight of the investigation, the official says. Read more…

Flynn sentencing delayed A federal judge in Washington, D.C., delays sentencing for former National Security Advisor for lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. in December 2016. The surprise move came after Judge Emmett Sullivan sharply criticized Flynn and his lawyers for insinuating in a sentencing memo that the FBI had tricked the retired general into lying. Sullivan said “I can’t hide my disgust” for Flynn and signaled an inclination to send him to prison despite the special counsel’s recommendation that Flynn serve no time. Read more…

President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, says Trump will not sit for an interview with special counsel ’s prosecutors. “Over my dead body, but you know, I could be dead,” Giuliani tells Fox News when asked if Trump would submit to a sit-down interview with prosecutors after having provided written responses to questions in late November.

Trump, Cohen spar over hush money payments President Trump’s former lawyer tells ABC News that Trump knew it was wrong when he ordered Cohen to arrange the payment of hush money to an adult film star and a former Playboy model shortly before the November 2016 election, but that Trump was concerned news of another alleged affair would adversely affect the election. “I’m done with the lying,” said Cohen. The day before, referring to Cohen, President Trump told Fox News, “I never directed him to do anything wrong” and that the Cohen payments were “not a campaign finance violation.”

Federal prosecutors reveal an agreement with National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. signed in September acknowledging AMI paid $150,000 during the 2016 presidential campaign to a woman, now known to be former Playboy model Karen McDougal, to ensure she would not disclose “damaging allegations” of an affair with then-candidate Donald Trump. AMI admitted the payout was made in consultation with and “at the request and suggestion of one or more members or agents of” the Trump campaign to prevent McDougal’s claims from influencing the election. Under the agreement AMI will not be prosecuted for related crimes.

Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison Former Trump lawyer is sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to covering up hush money payments to two women on behalf of Trump and lying to Congress about a proposed Moscow Trump Tower project. Cohen tells the federal sentencing judge that “blind loyalty” to Trump led him “to cover up his dirty deeds.” Read more…

Federal prosecutors in New York recommend a “substantial” prison sentence for former Trump lawyer . In a separate court filing in the same case Special Counsel says Cohen has provided “useful information” about matters “core” to the Russia investigation.

Special Counsel recommends that former National Security Advisor receive no prison time because he has provided “substantial assistance” to several ongoing investigations. Read more…

President Donald Trump tweets that his former lawyer, , should “serve a full and complete sentence” for his crimes. Read more…

Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress Former Trump lawyer pleads guilty to lying to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal in order to “minimize links” between the project and Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Read more…

President Donald Trump tells the New York Post during an Oval Office interview that a pardon for former Trump campaign chairman is “not off the table.”

Special Counsel accuses former Trump campaign chairman of breaching his cooperation agreement by repeatedly lying to investigators. Read more…

President Donald Trump’s lawyers confirm he has submitted written answers to questions about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election to Special Counsel . Read more…

Trump ousts Session as attorney general President Donald Trump forces Attorney General to resign and appoints acting attorney general. Read more…

Former Trump campaign chairman pleads guilty to federal charges of violating foreign lobbying laws and cheating the IRS brought by Special Counsel and enters into a “cooperation agreement” with prosecutors. Read more…

Former Trump campaign adviser is sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI. He reports to prison on November 26. Read more…

Cohen pleads guilty Former Trump lawyer pleads guilty to campaign finance violations and other charges, saying Trump directed him to make hush money payments to two women during the presidential campaign. Read more…

Manafort convicted on eight felony counts A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, finds former Trump campaign chairman guilty on eight felony counts: five tax fraud charges, one charge of hiding foreign bank accounts and two counts of bank fraud. A mistrial is declared for 10 other charges. Read more…

President Trump calls on Attorney General to end Special Counsel ’s Russia investigation, which he terms a “Rigged Witch Hunt” in a Twitter message. Read more…

Trump meets Putin At a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, President Donald Trump appears to side with the Russian leader and refuses to condemn Russia for its interference in the U.S. presidential election. Read more…

Twelve Russians indicted for hacking DNC A federal grand jury indicts 12 Russian military intelligence officers for their role in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and leaking hacked emails and documents. Read more…

Special Counsel announces a superseding indictment in Washington, D.C., against former Trump campaign chairman and his business partner , accusing them of witness tampering and obstruction of justice.

FBI agents raid the home, hotel room and office of President Trump’s lawyer, . Read more…

Special Counsel unseals a superseding indictment in Washington, D.C., dated February 16, 2018, against former Trump campaign chairman , alleging he “secretly retained a group of former senior European politicians to take positions favorable to Ukraine, including by lobbying in the U.S.”

Gates pleads guilty and promises to cooperate Rick Gates, former Trump campaign deputy chairman and business associate of , pleads guilty to two criminal charges and agrees to cooperate with Special Counsel ’s investigation.

A grand jury in Alexandria, VA, returns a 32-count superseding indictment against former Trump campaign chairman and his business associate Rick Gates, accusing them of financial crimes.

Dutch attorney indicted London-based attorney Alex van der Zwaan pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about his interactions with Rick Gates, former Trump campaign deputy chairman and business associate of former Trump campaign chairman . Read more…

Thirteen Russians charged with conspiracy A federal grand jury charges 13 Russians and three Russian companies with orchestrating an online influence operation during the 2016 presidential election.

Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about his discussions with the Russian ambassador during the Trump presidential transition in a plea agreement with Special Counsel .

Manafort and Gates indicted Former Trump campaign chairman and his business partner Rick Gates, former Trump campaign deputy chairman, are indicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges in connection with their lobbying on behalf of Ukraine, a Ukrainian political party, and a former president of Ukraine. Read more…

Papadopoulos pleads guilty In a plea agreement with Special Counsel , former Trump campaign adviser pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about his efforts to put the Trump campaign in contact with Russian officials.

Trump friend and former campaign adviser testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, denying collusion with Russia or advance knowledge of the hacking of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails.

Mueller authorized to investigate “colluding” with Russian officials Deputy Attorney General writes memo to Special Counsel specifically stating Mueller is authorized to investigate former Trump campaign chairman for “colluding” with “Russian government officials” to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump signs Russia sanctions bill President Trump signs into law a bill passed by the U.S. Congress confirming sanctions against Russia for meddling in the 2016 presidential election “shall remain in effect” and providing other sanctions for other Russian activities including “evasion of sanctions.”

Papadopoulos arrested for lying to FBI Former Trump campaign adviser is arrested for lying to the FBI in a January 2017 interview about his foreign contacts during the campaign.

releases statement and email chain leading up to the June 9, 2016, Trump Tower meeting in which he wrote, “I love it,” when told by music promoter Rob Goldstone that the Russians had damaging information on candidate Hillary Clinton.

The New York Times reports on the June 9, 2016, meeting at Trump Tower when , and Trump son-in-law met with Kremlin-linked lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. The three had been told they would receive damaging information about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

After months of casting doubt on U.S. intelligence agency assessments that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, President Trump’s tweet appears to confirm the interference.

Special Counsel removes FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page from his team after discovering they had exchanged derogatory texts about President Trump.

Mueller expands probe to include obstruction of justice The Washington Post reports that Special Counsel has expanded his probe to investigate President Trump for possible obstruction of justice.

Comey says Trump urged him to drop probe of Flynn Fired FBI Director testifies before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about the circumstances leading up to his dismissal. He said that President Trump at one point asked him to drop the investigation of former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. .

Rosenstein appoints Robert Mueller to lead Russian investigation Deputy Attorney General appoints former FBI Director as Special Counsel to oversee the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

President Trump’s lawyers say his tax returns do not indicate any Russian income or debt — except for $95 million paid for a Trump estate in Florida and $12 million for the Trumps’ Moscow Miss Universe pageant in 2013.

President Trump fires Comey President Trump fires FBI Director , citing Comey’s handling of the FBI investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server.

Comey testifies before Congress In what turns out to be his last congressional testimony as FBI director, evades a question about whether President Trump might be a target of the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Comey confirms investigation into coordination between Trump campaign and Russian officials FBI Director publicly confirms for the first time during a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing the existence of an FBI investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and Russian officials which started in late July 2016.

Former Trump campaign adviser contradicts earlier statements and confirms he met Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the summer of 2016.

Sessions recuses himself from Russian probe Attorney General recuses himself from all matters related to the Trump campaign investigation, including the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Former Trump campaign adviser denies he had any meetings with Russian officials in 2016.

President Trump privately asks FBI Director to drop FBI investigation of now-former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. .

Flynn resigns under fire National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. resigns after misleading Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about his contacts with Russian officials.

Senator is confirmed as Attorney General.

Congress launches Russia investigation U.S. Congress opens investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

FBI interviews Flynn FBI interviews National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. about his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

Trump sworn in as 45th president Donald Trump sworn in as 45th President of the United States. Read more…

Vice President-elect Mike Pence denies any discussion of sanctions between incoming National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

Trump acknowledges Russian interference in election In a news conference, President-elect Trump for the first time admits Russia interfered in the election saying, “I think it was Russia.”

Sessions denies communicating with Russians Senator , testifying during his confirmation hearing to become attorney general, says he “did not have communications with the Russians” during the campaign.

U.S. intelligence agencies release a declassified version of their assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered a covert campaign to disrupt the U.S. presidential election.

Comey briefs Trump about Steele dossier Top U.S. intelligence officials brief president-elect Donald Trump on their assessment of Russian interference in the election. FBI Director briefs Trump on the Steele Dossier, a collection of memos about alleged Russian efforts to interfere in the election prepared for the Democrats by former British spy Christopher Steele.

President-elect Donald Trump praises Russian President Vladimir Putin on Twitter for not retaliating after the U.S. imposed sanctions and expelled Russian diplomats.

Obama sanctions Russia for hacking The Obama administration expels 35 Russian “intelligence operatives” and imposes sanctions on Russian government agencies, companies and officials in response to alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election.

Donald Trump’s son-in-law, , meets Sergey Gorkov, chairman of Russia’s government-owned Vnesheconombank. The bank is under sanction by the U.S. government. The White House says the meeting is routine.

Kushner proposes back-channel communications with Russia Retired Lt. Gen. and Trump son-in-law meet Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at Trump Tower. Kushner proposes setting up back-channel communications between the administration and the Russian government. Sources close to Kushner indicate the only focus of this would be Syria.

Selected senators reportedly receive a closed-door briefing from the Central Intelligence Agency about intelligence which suggests Russia’s aim was to elect Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump offers retired Lt. Gen. the job of national security advisor. Trump also selects Senator to be attorney general. Read more…

Trump scores stunning presidential victory Donald Trump is elected 45th president of the United States.

Russian offers Trump camp “political synergy” Trump lawyer speaks with a Russian who offers “political synergy” with the Trump campaign and proposes a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more…

WikiLeaks says it “has never communicated with as we have previously, repeatedly stated.”

The Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issue a joint statement saying they are confident the Russian government was behind the Democratic email hacks. WikiLeaks publishes thousands of emails stolen from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s Gmail account.

Trump friend and adviser tweets that he has “total confidence” that WikiLeaks and his “hero ” will deliver more damaging information on Democrats.

Senator , a Trump campaign adviser, and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak meet in Sessions’ office.

Intel chiefs brief congressional staff about Russian hacking FBI, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and National Security Agency reportedly provide a classified briefing for congressional staff about Russian hacking.

Roger Stone tweets about second WikiLeaks email dump Trump friend and adviser hints at a possible WikiLeaks release of hacked emails of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, tweeting “Trust me, it will soon [be] Podesta’s time in the barrel. #CrookedHillary.”

Trump campaign chief Manafort resigns Trump campaign chairman resigns after reports of his lobbying for pro-Russian interests in Ukraine emerge.

Trump friend and adviser exchanges Twitter messages with “Guccifer 2.0,” an online persona created to disseminate the hacked Democratic emails as part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

FBI launches probe of Russian interference The FBI launches a counterintelligence investigation into Russian interference in the election.

“Russia, if you’re listening….” During a press conference, presidential candidate Donald Trump says, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” in a reference to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server. He later says he was joking.

The New York Times reports “American intelligence agencies have told the White House they now have ‘high confidence’ that the Russian government was behind the theft of emails and documents from the Democratic National Committee…”

WikiLeaks releases first trove of stolen DNC emails The website WikiLeaks releases the first trove of tens of thousands emails and other documents hacked from the Democratic National Committee.

Trump campaign adviser takes one of several trips to Moscow, drawing the interest of the FBI.

Comey warns Clinton’s emails may have been hacked FBI Director announces at a news conference he recommended no criminal charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information on her private email server. He says, “It is possible that hostile actors gained access to Secretary Clinton’s personal e-email account.”

Hackers believed to be affiliated with the Russian government and posing as “Guccifer 2.0” claim credit for breaching Democratic National Committee computers.

CrowdStrike blames Russian government for hacking Democratic computers CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm retained by the Democratic National Committee to investigate a suspected breach of its computer networks, blames Russian government hackers for the intrusion.

Trump Jr., Kushner and Manafort meet with Russians at Trump Tower , Trump son-in-law , and Trump campaign chairman meet with Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Russian attorney believed to have ties to the Kremlin, at Trump Tower. Several others, including Russian-American lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin, attend.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump announces he is going to give “a major speech” the following week to discuss “all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons.” The speech is moved to June 22 because of the Pulse nightclub shooting.

, receives emails from music promoter Rob Goldstone suggesting a meeting with a “Russian government attorney” who has derogatory information on presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. They later agree to meet on June 9.

FBI obtains a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (“FISA”) warrant to monitor Trump campaign adviser ’s communications because it suspects he is acting on behalf of Russia.

The FBI alerts top officials of the Democratic National Committee about the hacking of DNC computers.

Russian “Fancy Bear” attacks Democratic computers Another group of Russian hackers known as “Fancy Bear” gains access to Democratic organizations’ computers and steal information from senior party officials that is later disclosed publicly.

In an interview with the editorial board of The Washington Post, candidate Donald Trump lists as part of his foreign policy team.

Russians hack emails of Clinton’s campaign chair Russians hack Gmail account of John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Flynn dines with Putin Retired Lt. Gen. is paid more than $45,000 to attend state broadcaster Russia Today’s 10th anniversary celebration in Moscow. He sits next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at dinner.

Russian-born real estate developer Felix Sater forwards a letter of intent for the Trump Moscow project to Trump lawyer and asks Cohen to have Trump sign it.

Trump, Cohen mull over meeting with Putin Trump lawyer confers with his boss about ”contacting the Russian government before reaching out to gauge” its interest in a possible Trump meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

British sound the alarm British intelligence agencies alert U.S. counterparts to communications between Trump campaign associates and suspected Russian spies.

, a long-time friend and adviser to Donald Trump, leaves Trump’s campaign team after a couple of months, but vows to support the candidate.

Russian “Cozy Bear” penetrates Democratic computers Hackers believed to be linked to the Russian government and known to cybersecurity experts as “Cozy Bear” penetrate Democratic National Committee computers and have access until at least June 2016, according to U.S. intelligence community. Others in U.S. government are targets.

Trump launches campaign Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump announces his candidacy for president. Read more…

Hackers believed to be linked to Russian intelligence services target the White House, State Department, and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff during 2014 and 2015.

The Obama administration is warned by U.S. national security officials that Russia is stepping up efforts to potentially disrupt the U.S. political system.