Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, Volume II
Reporting cited here
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Trump denied it flatly in 2017. He had signed a letter of intent in 2015, and a named Moscow licensing effort ran through the campaign. The project never left the proposal stage and no payment is established.
Printed pages 134-142, including page 135 note 915: Trump approval, signed fall-2015 letter of intent, Trump Organization licensing terms, Felix Sater and Michael Cohen intermediaries, and travel discussions through June 2016The 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.
Printed pages 134-142, including page 135 note 915: Trump approval, signed fall-2015 letter of intent, Trump Organization licensing terms, Felix Sater and Michael Cohen intermediaries, and travel discussions through June 2016The 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.
Printed pages 134-142, including page 135 note 915: Trump approval, signed fall-2015 letter of intent, Trump Organization licensing terms, Felix Sater and Michael Cohen intermediaries, and travel discussions through June 2016The 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.
Printed pages 134-142, including page 135 note 915: Trump approval, signed fall-2015 letter of intent, Trump Organization licensing terms, Felix Sater and Michael Cohen intermediaries, and travel discussions through June 2016The 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.
Printed pages 134-142, including page 135 note 915: Trump approval, signed fall-2015 letter of intent, Trump Organization licensing terms, Felix Sater and Michael Cohen intermediaries, and travel discussions through June 2016The Russian Money Test — Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit