“Ryssutredningen: From the election campaign for the prosecution”

“the Investigation of Russian interference in the u.s. presidential election in 2016 began long before the special prosecutor, Robert Mueller was appointed in order to examine the possible contacts between the Trumpkampanjen and Moscow. Here are some important dates and events.”

“In July 2016, the start of the federal police, the FBI in secret investigation of Russia to put himself in the presidential elections since Wikileaks published e-mails stolen in the hacking of the Democrats.”

“In november, then Donald Trump won the elections, announcing president Barack Obama new sanctions against Russia and showing the 35 the russians who are accused of having mixed in the selection. At the same time, hits Trumps the former security adviser Michael Flynn, Russia’s U.S. ambassador Sergey Kisljak and discussing the possibility of mitigating the sanctions.”

“On 6 January 2017, accused Russian president Vladimir Putin said in an american secret weapon to have directed the attempts to sabotage Hillary Clinton’s campaign through hacking and manipulation of social media.”

“13 February depart Michael Flynn because of the still-secret investigation of his contacts with Kisljak.”

“On 20 February confirms FBI director James Comey that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the Russian interference in the election. In the weeks that follow calls Trump Comey to promise him loyalty and scaling down the investigation. Comey refuses.”

“On 9 may dismiss Trump Comey. A day later he received the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, and the ambassador Kisljak in the White house. He is reported to have shared intelligence data on Syria and should have said that Comeys dismissal has eliminated the threat from the ryssutredningen. At the same time he approves the acting FBI director Andrew McCabe in secret to an investigation against Trump begins.”

“On 17 may, appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller to the special prosecutor with the task to lead the inquiry, with a broad mandate.”

“The July 8 release to The New York Times the news of a secret meeting in the Trump Tower on June 9 the year before, between the representatives of the Trumpkampanjen and a Russian lawyer to have offered negative information about Hillary Clinton.”

“On 30 October, the prosecution Trumps the previous kampanjchef Paul Manafort and his aides Rick Gates for economic crimes linked to Manaforts previous work in Ukraine. Manafort is sentenced later to seven years in prison.”

“mueller’s next indictments filed against George Papadoupoulos who worked in the Trumpkampanjen. He is alleged to have lied to investigators about their rysskontakter in 2016. He acknowledges himself guilty and is cooperating with investigators.”

“On 1 december acknowledge Michael Flynn that he lied to investigators about his Russian contacts.”

“On 16 February 2018 to prosecute Mueller 13 russians linked to a famous Russian trollfabrik accused of spreading misinformation via social media, in order to influence the elections in the united states.”

“on 13 July, The prosecution of Mueller twelve members of the Russian military intelligence service GRU in order to conspiring in order to hack Clintonkampanjen 2016. Three days later meet Trump and the president of Russia Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, and Trump says he believes in Putin, when he denies any involvement in the U.S. elections.”

“In november, recognizes Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen that he lied to congress about the plans to build Trump Tower in Moscow.”

“On January 25, 2019 arrested Roger Stone, former advisor to Trump, accused of having lied to investigators about his contacts with Wikileaks in 2016.”