Minority Views, Report on Russian Active Measures

This primary source from U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence supports 5 claims across 4 ledger entries.

Publisher: U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Published: 2018-03-26
Source quality: primary

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Trump's categorical 2017 denial conflicted with a Trump-signed 2015 letter of intent and a named Moscow licensing effort pursued during the campaign, while the project remained proposed and produced no established payment in this record.
Pages 49-51 on the 2015 Trump Tower Moscow letter of intent, named intermediaries, licensing terms, and campaign-period negotiations
The Russian Money Test — Audit finding · Cited analysis
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Trump signed a nonbinding letter of intent for a Trump Tower Moscow licensing project with Russian developer IC Expert Investment Company; Michael Cohen negotiated for the Trump Organization through intermediary Felix Sater.
Pages 49-51 on the 2015 Trump Tower Moscow letter of intent, named intermediaries, licensing terms, and campaign-period negotiations
The Russian Money Test — The record · The record
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Trump personally signed the October 2015 letter of intent after approving Michael Cohen's Trump Organization negotiations; Felix Sater acted as the named intermediary.
Pages 49-51 on the 2015 Trump Tower Moscow letter of intent, named intermediaries, licensing terms, and campaign-period negotiations
The Russian Money Test — The record · The record
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The project was not built, but negotiations and proposed Russia travel continued during the presidential campaign through June 2016 before the effort ended; no completed payment is established in this case.
Pages 49-51 on the 2015 Trump Tower Moscow letter of intent, named intermediaries, licensing terms, and campaign-period negotiations
The Russian Money Test — Outcome · Outcome
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The cited records establish a signed proposed licensing instrument and campaign-period negotiations, not a completed tower, realized Russian payment, sanctions violation, Russian state ownership, illegality, or policy influence.
Pages 49-51 on the 2015 Trump Tower Moscow letter of intent, named intermediaries, licensing terms, and campaign-period negotiations
The Russian Money Test — Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit