The PBS NewsHour Russia Timeline

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1			Welcome to the PBS NewsHour Russia-Mueller timeline. What is this? How do you use it? Click here for answers.											By @LisaDNews	Edited by @EricaRHendry
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3	DATE		MAJOR EVENTS	INVESTIGATIONS	RUSSIANS, HACKING	TRUMP	COHEN	MANAFORT and GATES	KUSHNER	TRUMP JR.	FLYNN	PAPADOPOULOS	PAGE	SESSIONS, STONE AND OTHER

4	1998
5	1998		Russia defaults on its debt. Wealthy Russians invest overseas.
6	1999 - 2000
7	1999 - 2000					Trump considers presidential run.								Roger Stone chairs Trump's presidential exploratory committee.
8	2001
9	2001					Apartments in Manhattan's new Trump World Tower attract many Russian buyers.
10	2005
11	2005	Unknown date						Manafort begins consulting for Ukranian leader Viktor Yanukovych.
12	2005	June						According to the AP, as early as this date, Paul Manafort pitched a plan to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to consult for the Putin government. Manafort denies his work was pro-Russian. Deripaska sued for libel.
13	2006
14	2006						Cohen joins the Trump Organization.	According to the Washington Post, Manafort signs a $10 million/year contract with Putin ally Oleg Deripaska.						Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. go to Moscow along with Felix Sater to meet developers and scout for deals.
15	2007
16	2007					Trump says a potential real estate deal in Moscow -- involving Felix Sater -- has fallen through but another is close.		Between 2007 and 2014, Manafort consults for Ukrainian politician Viktor Yanukovych.
17	2008
18	2008	July 15				Trump sells Florida mansion to Russian billionaire for $95 million.
19	2011
20	2011							Manafort creates DMP International (DMI) to work with Ukraine and other foreign clients.
21	2012
22	2012							Between 2012 and 2014, Manafort and his consulting firm were paid $17.1 million by Yanukovych's political party, according to paperwork Manafort filed with the federal government.
23	2012	Unknown dates						Manafort, Gates and associate Konstantin Kilimnik allegedly pay several former European politicians to publicly favor Ukraine. They were known as the "Hapsburg Group," according to Mueller's team.
24	2013
25	2013	Unknown date						Manafort's "Hapsburg Group" politicians directly lobby U.S. members of Congress and officials in the Obama administration, according to Mueller's team.
26	2013	Unknown date									Michael Flynn, then head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, meets Russian ambassador to U.S. Sergey Kislyak.
27	2013	May 27					Cohen tells Page Six that Trump is considering presidential run, spent $1 million on research.
28	2013	June				Trump sends letter to Putin inviting him to the Miss Universe pageant, according to the Washington Post.
29	2013	Oct. 17				Trump tells David Letterman: "I've done a lot of business with the Russians."
30	2013	Nov. 9				Trump holds Miss Universe (which he owns) in Moscow, meets Russian entrepreneurs.
31	2013	Nov. 10				Trump tweets that U.S. must be strategic with Russia.
32	2013	Nov. 21						In Ukraine, Yanukovych abruptly breaks with EU and embraces billions in aid from Moscow, contrary to Manafort's advice.
33	2014
34	2014	Various dates						Russian oligarch Deripaska accuses Manafort of taking $19 million in investment funds.
35	2014	Unknown date		FBI begins investigating Manafort and wiretaps him, according to CNN.				At some point in 2014, the FBI begins investigating Manafort and his Ukraine work. It obtains a FISA warrant to wiretap him, according to CNN.
36	2014	February	Upheaval in Ukraine leads to Russian moves in Crimea and around Donetsk region.								NYT: FBI informant meets Flynn at an intelligence conference, is concerned about Flynn's closeness with a Russian woman.
37	2014	Feb. 23												Yanukovych flees Ukraine for Russia.
38	2014	March 6	U.S. authorizes sanctions on Russia.
39	2014	March 24			Russia is ousted from the G8 group of industrial nations, because of its move to annex Crimea.
40	2014	October			Russian hackers breach unclassified White House system.
41	2014	November			State Department engages in day-long cyber battle with hackers it later confirms as Russia's "Cozy Bear" or "Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) 29."
42	2015
43	2015	Unknown dates			Russian hackers steal NSA data, U.S. cyber defense secrets.
44	2015	January						Manafort buys an apartment in Trump Tower.
45	2015	March 15			CNN reports the State Deptartment suspects Russians are behind a continuing, nearly yearlong and "worst ever" hack.
46	2015	April and May												Trump's campaign pays Stone's company, Drake Venture LLC, for communications consulting.
47	2015	April 8	Rise in Russian cyberattacks.		U.S. cybersecurity expert says he is seeing dramatic rise in cyber aggression from Russia.
48	2015	April 23			DOD secretary Ashton Carter reveals suspected Russian hack of Pentagon.
49	2015	Unknown date in June	Russians set up social media trolling operation.		Russian trolling/social media operation launches in "the factory."
50	2015	June, date unknown			By this time, a Russian hacking group known as "Cozy Bear" had infiltrated some of the Democratic National Committee's systems where they wait and spy.
51	2015	June, date unknown		Facebook alerts the FBI to suspcious Russian activity on its site.	Facebook notices and tracks the Russian hacking group "Fancy Bear" as they set up murky accounts, including one for "Guccifer 2.0."
52	2015	June 16	Trump announces candidacy for president.			Trump announces candidacy for president.
53	2015	July 25			Russians launch cyberattack against the Pentagon's Joint Staff email system. Officials shut it down temporarily.
54	2015	August				Trump and Flynn first meet, speak for 90 minutes.					Trump and Flynn first meet, speak for 90 minutes.
55	2015	August									Flynn receives a $11,250 payment from a Russian freight company. Reason for the pay is unknown.
56	2015	Aug. 4	FBI begins Clinton email investigation.	FBI begins investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while Secretary of State.
57	2015	Aug. 8												Stone leaves Trump campaign.
58	2015	Aug. 21												Jeff Sessions, then a senator, appears at Trump rally wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat.
59	2015	September	FBI aware of Russian hack of DNC.		FBI tries to alert the DNC to potential hack of its computer systems.									A GOP donor, opposed to Trump, hires the firm Fusion GPS to compile a dossier on Trump's scandals and weaknesses, according to the NY Times.
60	2015	October				Trump's company signs letter of intent to build Trump properties in Moscow. Michael Cohen and Felix Sater worked on the deal.	Trump's company signs letter of intent to build Trump properties in Moscow. Michael Cohen and Felix Sater worked on the deal.				Flynn receives $11,250 from a subsidiary of the Russian company Kaspersky Lab for a D.C. speech.
61	2015	November					Businessman Felix Sater emails Michael Cohen, bragging about his Putin connection, saying they would soon elect Trump president, according to WaPo and NYT.
62	2015	November					Cohen reportedly communicates with Russian weightlifter Dmitri Klokov, who says he can arrange a meeting with Putin, according to Buzzfeed. Cohen declines, citing another arrangment. Ivanka Trump helped connect the two men.							Ivanka Trump is contacted by the wife of Russian weightlifter Dmitri Klotov about connecting Donald Trump with Putin, according to Buzzfeed. Ivanka Trump's attorney says she forwarded the message to Michael Cohen.
63	2015	Nov. 10				Trump said he got to know Putin "very well" because they were both on the same episode of 60 Minutes. Several media outlets reported that the leaders were not at the same location.
64	2015	Nov. 15			The @Ten_GOP twitter account is created. It's purported to be the Tennessee Republicans but is later reported to be Russian trolls. It pushes support of Michael Flynn, allegations of vote fraud and gets dozens of RT's from Trump campaign staffers.
65	2015	Dec. 2									Flynn and his son meet with Russian ambassador Kislyak, seemingly at Flynn's request.
66	2015	Dec. 10									Flynn is paid $45,000 to appear at Russian TV (RT) gala in Moscow.
67	2015	Dec. 17				Trump and Putin praise each other, saying in separate statements they want better relations.
68	2015	Late 2015		UK picks up suspicious interactions between Trump associates and Russian agents.		The Trump Organization is considering plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to the Washington Post.
69	2016
70	2016	Unknown date						The initial FISA warrant to wiretap Manafort ends, according to CNN.
71	2016	Mid- January					Michael Cohen emails Putin spokesman Dmitri Peskov asking for help with a Trump Tower Moscow deal.
72	2016	Feb. 26									Flynn is a Trump adviser.
73	2016	Feb. 28												Sessions formally endorses Trump.
74	2016	Feb. 29						Manafort sends written pitch to Trump to work on the campaign.
75	2016	Early March			Russians begin attempted hack of some 300 staffers' accounts at Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and Clinton campaign, according to indictment.							Papadopoulos learns he will be a Trump advisor.
76	2016	March 3												Sessions becomes chairman of the Trump campaign's national security advisory team.
77	2016	March 6										According to Papadopolous, a Trump "campaign supervisor," later identified as Sam Clovis, told him the campaign had a foreign policy goal of U.S.-Russia relations. Clovis' lawyer disputed that.
78	2016	March 14										In Italy, Papadopoulos meets "the professor," who claims to be close with Russian officials.
79	2016	March15			A Russian government agent from the APT28 or "Fancy Bear" group probes the Democratic National Committee's internet protocol, according to indictment.
80	2016	March (date unknown)										Campaign aides brush aside an email from Papadopoulos re:"Meeting with Russian Leadership -- Including Putin," according to CNN.
81	2016	March 17												The Trump campaign says Sessions will also lead Trump's foreign policy advisory team.
82	2016	March 19			Clinton campaign chair John Podesta opens a phishing email sent by Russian hackers.
83	2016	March 21			Russian hackers steal 50,000 of Podesta's emails, according to indictment.							Trump says Papadopoulos is on his campaign team.	Trump says Carter Page is on his campaign team.
84	2016	March 22			Another Clinton staffer falls for phishing scam.
85	2016	Unknown date												Roger Stone recommends Manafort to Trump.
86	2016	March 24										In London, the "professor" introduces Papadopoulos to a "native Russian female" contact, supposedly a Putin relative. Papadopolous emails his campaign supervisor, who responds "great work."
87	2016	March 28						Manafort hired by Trump campaign.
88	2016	March 31				Trump meets with his national security team, including Sessions and Papadopoulos. The latter says he could arrange a meeting with Putin.						Trump meets with his natl security team, including Sessions and Papadopolous. The latter says he could arrange a meeting w/ Putin.
89	2016	Unknown date April-Nov.							Reports: Kushner had phone calls with Russian ambassador Kislyak. Kushner later responded he had no memory of those calls.
90	2016	April, dates unknown			Russian hacking group "Fancy Bear" aka APT28 hacks into DNC system.									Clinton campaign attorney Mark Elias and the DNC begin paying Fusion GPS for information on Trump, includng the dossier information collected originally for a GOP donor.
91	2016	Early April										Papadopoulos goes to Israel, telling a think tank there that Trump's aim was to be a partner with Putin
92	2016	April 6			Russians create fake email account and use it to target more than 30 Clinton campaign staffers, according to indictment.
93	2016	April 6			A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee staffer falls for the hackers' phishing scam, according to indictment.
94	2016	April 10-11										Papadopoulos and his female Russian contact exchange emails about setting up a potential Russia trip.
95	2016	April 18			Russians hack into the DNC computer network via the DCCC network, according to indictment.							The "professor" introduces Papadopoulos to a person said to be connected to the Russian foreign ministry.
96	2016	April 19			Russian goverment hackers register the website domain "DCLeaks," according to indictment.
97	2016	April 20			Russian hackers prompt malware placed on DCCC computers to start taking directions from the hackers, according to indictment.
98	2016	April 22			Russian hackers steal gigabytes of DNC data, moving it to a computer they leased in Illinois, according to indictment.							Papadopoulos and his foreign ministry contact exchange more emails.
99	2016	Late April			DNC's IT department suspects hack, contacts FBI.
100	2016	April 25										Papadopoulos emails a senior campaign advisor indicating the Russians are ready to meet with Trump.