U.S. Department of Justice

At:t:ef'fle)' Werle Predttet /,' Ma;· CeHtail'l Material Preteeted UHder Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)

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VOLUME

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INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO VOLUME

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SPECIAL COUNSEL'S INVESTIGATION .............. .......................... ............. .. .................. , ......

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II.

RUSSIAN ACTIVE MEASURES SOCI A L 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

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The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations As Early As 2014 ............. .. ........ , ............. 19 2. U.S. Operations Through IRA-Con trolled Social Media Accounts ........ .... ..... .... 22 3. U.S. Operations Throug h Facebook. ................. .................. ................. ................. 24 4. U.S. Operations Throug h Twitter .... . .. .......... ....... ............ . .................................... 26 a . Individua lized Acco unts ................ ............... . ...... . . .. ... .. . . . .... . . .............. . ............ 26 b. IRA Botnet Activities .................................. . ........ . .............. . .. . . . ........ . . ........ . .. . 28 5. U.S. Operations Involving Po litical Rallies ............... . .. ... .. ..... .. . .............. .. ......... . . 29 6. Targeting and Recruitment of U.S. Persons .................. . . . ......... . ......................... . . 31 7. Interactions and Contacts with the Trump Campaign ........................................... 33 a. Trump Campaign Promotion ofIRA Politica l Materials ........... .... . .. .. . ............ 33 b. Contact with Trump Campaign Officials in C onnection to Rallies .... . ............ 35

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RUSSIAN HACKING AND DUMPING OPERATIONS ....................... ......................... .. . . .... . ............