Russian Interference & Trump Administration Actions
President Trump and many senior officials in the administration have consistently worked to cast doubt on the intelligence community's finding that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 election to benefit Trump. In early 2017, we opened an investigation into the administration's actions to undercut — or simply paper over — the facts about Russian interference in the election. While the Special Counsel investigation and multiple subsequent inquiries have again confirmed the basic facts, the White House disinformation campaign is ongoing.