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Purpose:

T h i s i s i n t e n d e d t o b e a w h i t e p a p e r o n t h e s t o r y b e h i n d t h e R u s s i a n i n t e r f e r e n c e i n t h e 2 0 1 6 el ec t io n an d th ei r t ie s to t he ca m pa ig n of t he n pr es id en ti al c an di da t e D on al d T ru mp . T hi s wh it e p a p e r i s p r e s e n t e d a s a f o r m o f m e t a r e p o r t i n g t h a t t a k e s e v e r y t h i n g w e k n o w a b o u t w h a t ha pp en ed be fo re , du ri ng , an d af te r th e 20 16 el ec ti on an d pr es en ts it in to a si ng le na rr at iv e. Th e pu rp os e is to la y th es e fa ct s ou t in a m an ne r t ha t al lo ws pe op le t o un de rs ta nd th ei r co nt ex t an d explain all the concerns with this story.

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Style:

T h i s i s p r e s e n t e d a s a w h i t e p a p e r . I t i s i n t e n d e d t o r e a d a s a r e p o r t t h a t c o n t a i n s a l a r g e co ll ec ti on of fa c ts . T he so le pu rp os e of th is pa pe r is to ou t li ne t he v ar io us co nn ec ti on s be tw ee n Do na ld Tr um p, hi s as s oc ia te s , an d k ey m em be rs of t he R us s ia n go ve rn m en t. Th is pa pe r al s o l o o k s a t t h e v a r i o u s t i m e l i n e s b e t w e e n t h e a c t i o n s o f D o n a l d T r u m p a n d R u s s i a n o f f i c i a l s . Everything presented is factual, and it is u p to the reader to draw their own conclusion.

Conclusions:

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