US. Department of Justice ‘Attomey Werle Prout “ Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election Volume I of II Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, IIL Submited Pursuant 028 CER. §600.8(e) Washington, D.C March 2019)US, Department of Justice Attomey- Work Brdet My- Centar Materiel roteeted tinder Fed Crim Pte}US, Department of Justice Attorney orl Prot // May Conia Material Protected Under Fed R- Ctn-B6fe) ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME T IIRODUCTION TO VOLUME Tn | Execuvive Susatany To VoLuMe rene I. The SpeciaL. COUNSEL'S INVESTIGATION : seve ML 1, RUSSIAN “ACTIVE MEASURES" SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN vss EA ‘A. Structure of the Internet Research Agency " 1S 1B, Funding and Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin 16 C. The IRA Targets US. Elton ns : 9 1 The IRA Ramps Up U.S, Operations As Eacly As 2014 9 2. US. Operations Through IRA-Controlled Social Media Accounts 2 3. USS. Operations Through Facebook, — 4 4. US. Operations Through Twitter o 26 a. Individualized Accounts, b. IRA Botnet Activities USS. Operations Involving Politial Rallis ..srnnsnsnnnnnnnnnn 2 ‘Targeting and Recruitment of U.S. Persons. 31 Interactions and Contacts with the Trump Campaign, 33 ‘8, Trump Campaign Promotion of IRA Political Materials es b. Contact with Trump Campaign Officials in Connection to Rallies ruvnon 38 TI, RUSSIAN HACKING AND DUMPING OPERATIONS. _ sci 6 A. GRU Hacking Directed at the Clinton Campaign. ns 36 |. GRU Units Target the Clinton Campaign. 2. Inusions into the DCCC and DNC Newwotks on 8 Iii AceeS$ smn sets 38 Implantation of Malware on DCCC and DNC Network ness 38 «©. Theft of Documents ftom DNC and DECC NetWotks nnnnnnnnn A 18. Dissemination ofthe Hacked Materials 1. DCLeaks Gucciter 20. a 3. Use OF WiKTLe@KS nnn “4 1, WikiLeaks's Expressed Opposition Toward the Clinton Campaign 44 b, WikiLeaks's First Contact with Guesfer 2.0 and DCLOAKS soso AS