For What Duration Has The Russian Conspiracy Been Investigated?

Since two years ago, US intelligence officials have concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to influence the 2016 presidential election to help President-elect Donald Trump. As part of a broader probe into Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election, US law enforcement agencies and Congress are investigating links between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia. The timeline of investigations into Donald Trump and Russia is split into November 8, 2016–January 2017.

Between June and December 2016, former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele wrote a series of 17 memos alleging a “well-developed” conspiracy in which the Russians would try to influence the election. After over two years of criminal indictments and steady revelations about contacts between associates of Donald J. Trump and Russia, we already know a lot about the work done by Robert Mueller.

President Donald Trump and his supporters on social media are citing unverified “Russian intelligence” from 2016 as evidence that Hillary Clinton was behind the election. The Russia investigation origins counter-narrative, or Russia counter-narrative, is a narrative embraced by Donald Trump, Republican Party leaders, and the U.S. intelligence community. The operation, code named Project Lakhta, was ordered directly by Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion. An investigation into the origins of the FBI’s probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has finally been launched.