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2019
Government Report
Modern Era
Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election - Volume I (Executive Summary)
Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III, U.S. Department of Justice
"The Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion." "Although the investigation established that the Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome, and that the Campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts, the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities."
About this source
Volume I of the special counsel's report covers Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether anyone in the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with it. Released in redacted form on April 18, 2019, 448 pages across two volumes.
Why it matters for the project
This is the document itself, not a summary of it. Two sentences in the same paragraph say two different things: the interference was real and sweeping, and the evidence did not establish coordination with the campaign. Students who read the paragraph rather than the headline can see that both halves were written on purpose.