On October 3, 2019, three committees in the House of Representatives joined in providing an update with regard to impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.  Their press release states that current and former State Department officials produced documents surrounding the concern of withholding military assistance from Ukraine around the same time that the administration was looking toward Ukraine to announce an investigation into the 2016 U.S. election and the alleged involvement of Ukrainian politicians.

Read the Congressional letter and attached texts.

1. Congressional Letter (0:58)
2. Attachment: Text Messages (5:36)
3. Connecting Rudy Giuliani with Ukraine President Zelensky's Advisor (5:38)
4. Sondland Briefs Zelensky Ahead of Call with President Trump (6:13)
5. Concerns about Ukraine Becoming an "Instrument" in U.S. Politics (7:07)
6. Giuliani Advocates for Trump-Zelensky Call (7:51)
7. Volker Advises Yermak Ahead of Trump-Zelensky Call (8:45)
8. Yermak's Informal Readout of the Trump-Zelensky Call (9:20)
9. State Department Officials Discuss a White House Visit and Ukraine Statement (9:59)
10. State Department Officials Seek Giuliani's Guidance on Ukraine Statement (11:08)
11. Ukrainian Aide Seeks White House Date First (11:54)
12. Discussion of Ukrainian Statement to Include References to 2016 Election and Burisma (13:25)
13. Confirming Desire to Reference 2016 Election and Burisma (14:19)
14. Ukrainian Official Shares Press Report of U.S. Withholding Military Assistance (15:00)
15. President Trump Cancels Trip to Meet President Zelensky (15:39)
16. State Department Officials on Security Assistance and the Ukraine "Interview" (16:42)
17. State Department Officials on Withholding Security Assistance (17:31)

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On September 26, 2019, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released a declassified whistleblower complaint. The complainants letter alleged that President Trump sought to pressure the Ukrainian President to take actions to help the president's 2020 re-election.

The complaint is available via the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Intelligence Community Inspector General letter regarding the complaint is also available via the committee.

In case you missed it, tune into episode 4 of Government Unfiltered for a reading of the memorandum released by the White House on September 25, 2019, documenting a July 25 telephone call between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. 

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On April 18, 2019, the Department of Justice released the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." In June and November of 2020, previously unredacted information was released. With these releases, this is the first of 13 sections that will be re-released to attempt to provide the most up-to-date and accurate version available for free. This section covers the "Introduction to Volume 1" from pages 1 to 3 of the report. 

Preface (2:08)

Introduction to Volume 1 (2:38)

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On April 18, 2019, the Department of Justice released the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." This section covers the "Executive Summary to Volume 1" from pages 4 to 10 of the report.

Russian Social Media Campaign (0:10) Russian Hacking Operations (1:47) Russian Contacts with the Campaign (3:52) 2015 Russian Contacts with the Campaign (5:00) Spring 2016 Russian Contacts with the Campaign (5:30) Summer 2016 Russian Contacts with the Campaign (6:14) Fall 2016 Russian Contacts with the Campaign (9:18) Post-2016 Election Russian Contacts with the Campaign (10:13) The Special Counsel's Charging Decisions (14:38)

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This episode contains Section 1 of Volume 1 of the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." The section is titled "I. The Special Counsel's Investigation" from pages 11 to 13 of the report.

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This episode covers the structure of the Internet Research Agency, the funding and oversight of the IRA, and the methods in which the IRA targeted the 2016 U.S. Election, as part of the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." This podcast covers pages 14 to 35 of the report.

This section is heavily redacted citing, in most cases, "Harm to Ongoing Matter," and we introduce a sound effect to help note the skipped areas of redaction, while trying to provide context for the redactions when possible.

Russian "Active Measures" Social Media Campaign (0:15)

1. Structure of the Internet Research Agency (3:11)
2. Funding and Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin (3:53)
3. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections (4:51)
   1. The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations As Early As 2014 (4:56)
   2. U.S. Operations Through IRA-Controlled Social Media Accounts (6:02)
   3. U.S. Operations Through Facebook (8:21)
   4. U.S. Operations Through Twitter (11:39)
      1. Individualized Accounts (12:12)
      2. IRA Botnet Activities (13:49)
   5. U.S. Operations Involving Political Rallies (14:24)
   6. Targeting and Recruitment of U.S. Persons (16:32)
   7. Interactions and Contacts with the Trump Campaign (18:07)
      1. Trump Campaign Promotion of IRA Political Materials (18:48)
      2. Contact with Trump Campaign Officials in Connection to Rallies (20:27)

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Section III will be delivered in four parts. This section covers part A, GRU Hacking Directed at the Clinton Campaign, from Section III: Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations.

1. GRU Units Target the Clinton Campaign (2:02)

2. Intrusions into the DCCC and DNC Networks

a. Initial Access (4:53)

b. Implantation of Malware on DCCC and DNC Networks (5:51)

c. Theft of Documents from DNC and DCCC Networks (8:05)

This podcast covers pages 36-41 of the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election."

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Part 2 of 4 from Section III: Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations. This section explains the investigation's look into DCLeaks, Guccifer 2.0 and the use of Wikileaks from pages 41-49 of the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election."

 B. Dissemination of the Hacked Materials

1. DCLeaks (0:29)
2. Guccifer 2.0 (2:55)
3. Use ofWikiLeaks (7:10)
   1. WikiLeaks's Expressed Opposition Toward the Clinton Campaign (7:35)
   2. WikiLeaks's First Contact with Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks (8:46)
   3. The GRU's Transfer of Stolen Materials to WikiLeaks (10:27)
   4. WikiLeaks Statements Dissembling About the Source of Stolen Materials (15:06)

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Part 3 of 4 from Section III: Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations. This section offers the investigation's findings of the Russian efforts to target individuals involved in the Clinton Campaign and entities involved in election administration from pages 49-51 of the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election."

C. Additional GRU Cyber Operations (0:13)

1. Summer and Fall 2016 Operations Targeting Democrat-Linked Victims (0:30)
2. Intrusions Targeting the Administration of U.S. Elections (2:23)

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Part 4 of 4 from Section III: Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations. Note: Sections 1a through 1d are heavily redacted. From section 1e until the conclusion, the investigation's findings focus on interactions between the Trump Campaign and Wikileaks as well as the campaign's interest and efforts to obtain deleted Clinton emails.

This podcast covers pages 51-65 of the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election."

Trump Campaign and the Dissemination of Hacked Materials (0:23)

1. Redacted [Harm to Ongoing Matter] (0:39)
   1. Background (0:43)
   2. Contacts with the Campaign about WikiLeaks (0:48)
   3. Redacted [Harm to Ongoing Matter] (2:55)
   4. WikiLeaks's October 7, 2016 Release of Stolen Podesta Emails (4:28)
   5. Donald Trump Jr. Interaction with WikiLeaks (6:30)
2. Other Potential Campaign Interest in Russian Hacked Materials (8:55)
   1. Henry Oknyansky (a/k/a Henry Greenberg) (9:39)
   2. Campaign Efforts to Obtain Deleted Clinton Emails (11:52)

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