U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. 20535 December 2, 2019 MR. JASON LEOPOLD BUZZFEED NEWS 7TH FLOOR 1630 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20009 FOIPA Request No.: 1432673-000 Civil Action No.: 19-cv-01278 Subject: All 302’s of individuals who were questioned/interviewed by FBI Agents working for the Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller Dear Mr. Leopold: The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5, United States Code, Section 552/552a. Below you will find checked boxes under applicable statutes for the exemptions asserted to protect information exempt from disclosure. The appropriate exemptions are noted on the processed pages next to redacted information. In addition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted to indicate where pages were withheld entirely pursuant to applicable exemptions. An Explanation of Exemptions is enclosed to further explain justification for withheld information. Section 552 Section 552a (b)(1) (b)(7)(A) (d)(5) (b)(2) (b)(7)(B) (j)(2) (b)(3) (b)(7)(C) (k)(1) Federal Rules of (b)(7)(D) (k)(2) Criminal Procedure 6(e) (b)(7)(E) (k)(3) 50 U.S.C § 3024(i) (b)(7)(F) (k)(4) (b)(4) (b)(8) (k)(5) (b)(5) (b)(9) (k)(6) (b)(6) (k)(7) 506 pages were reviewed and 231 pages are being released. Deletions were made by the Department of Justice/Office of Information Policy . To appeal those denials, please write directly to that agency. Please see the paragraphs below for relevant information specific to your request and the enclosed FBI FOIPA Addendum for standard responses applicable to all requests. Document(s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerning, other Government Agency (ies) [OGA]. This information has been referred to the OGA(s) for review and direct response to you. We are consulting with another agency. The FBI will correspond with you regarding this information when the consultation is completed. Please refer to the enclosed FBI FOIPA Addendum for additional standard responses applicable to your request. “Part 1” of the Addendum includes standard responses that apply to all requests. “Part 2” includes additional standard responses that apply to all requests for records on individuals. “Part 3” includes general information about FBI records that you may find useful. Also enclosed is our Explanation of Exemptions. Although your request is in litigation, we are required by law to provide you the following information: You may file an appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Sixth Floor, 441 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIA online portal by creating an account on the following website: https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within ninety (90) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so it may be easily identified. You may seek dispute resolution services by contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. Alternatively, you may contact the FBI’s FOIA Public Liaison by emailing foipaquestions@fbi.gov. If you submit your dispute resolution correspondence by email, the subject heading should clearly state “Dispute Resolution Services.” Please also cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so it may be easily identified. Please direct any further inquiries about this case to the Attorney representing the Government in this matter. Please use the FOIPA Request Number and/or Civil Action Number in all correspondence or inquiries concerning your request. See additional information which follows. Sincerely, David M. Hardy Section Chief Record/Information Dissemination Section Information Management Division Enclosures Additional Information: In response to your Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request, enclosed is a processed copy of Bates Stamped documents, FBI (19-cv-1278)-504 through FBI (19-cv-1278)-1009. The enclosed documents represent the second interim release of information responsive to your request. To minimize costs to both you and the FBI, duplicate copies of the same document were not processed. Additionally, included in this release are 50 pages of previously processed material. This material is being provided to you per a court order. This material consists of Flynn 302’s Bates 17-cv-397-1 through 17-cv-397-10, Comey 302’s FBI 18-cv-00932-1 through FBI 18-cv-00932-6, and Ohr 302’s FBI(18cv2107)-1 through FBI(18cv2107)-34. FBI FOIPA Addendum As referenced in our letter responding to your Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request, the FBI FOIPA Addendum includes information applicable to your request. Part 1 of the Addendum includes standard responses that apply to all requests. Part 2 includes additional standard responses that apply to all requests for records on individuals. Part 3 includes general information about FBI records. For questions regarding Parts 1, 2, or 3, visit the www.fbi.gov/foia website under “Contact Us.” Previously mentioned appeal and dispute resolution services are also available at the web address. Part 1: The standard responses below apply to all requests: (i) 5 U.S.C. § 552(c). Congress excluded three categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA [5 U.S.C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010)]. FBI responses are limited to those records subject to the requirements of the FOIA. Additional information about the FBI and the FOIPA can be found on the www.fbi.gov/foia website. (ii) National Security/Intelligence Records. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of national security and foreign intelligence records pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1), (b)(3), and PA exemption (j)(2) as applicable to requests for records about individuals [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(1), (b)(3), and (j)(2); 50 U.S.C § 3024(i)(1)]. The mere acknowledgment of the existence or nonexistence of such records is itself a classified fact protected by FOIA exemption (b)(1) and/or would reveal intelligence sources, methods, or activities protected by exemption (b)(3) [50 USC § 3024(i)(1)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that national security or foreign intelligence records do or do not exist. Part 2: The standard responses below apply to all requests for records on individuals: (i) Requests for Records about any Individual—Watch Lists. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of any individual’s name on a watch list pursuant to FOIA exemption (b)(7)(E) and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(7)(E), (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that watch list records do or do not exist. (ii) Requests for Records for Incarcerated Individuals. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records which could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any incarcerated individual pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that such records do or do not exist. Part 3: General Information: (i) Record Searches. The Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS) searches for reasonably described records by searching those systems or locations where responsive records would reasonably be found. A reasonable search normally consists of a search for main files in the Central Records System (CRS), an extensive system of records consisting of applicant, investigative, intelligence, personnel, administrative, and general files compiled and maintained by the FBI in the course of fulfilling law enforcement, intelligence, and administrative functions. The CRS spans the entire FBI organization and encompasses the records of FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ), FBI Field Offices, and FBI Legal Attaché Offices (Legats) worldwide and includes Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) records. For additional information about our record searches visit www.fbi.gov/services/information-management/foipa/requesting-fbi-records. (ii) FBI Records. Founded in 1908, the FBI carries out a dual law enforcement and national security mission. As part of this dual mission, the FBI creates and maintains records on various subjects; however, the FBI does not maintain records on every person, subject, or entity. (iii) Requests for Criminal History Records or Rap Sheets. The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division provides Identity History Summary Checks – often referred to as a criminal history record or rap sheets. These criminal history records are not the same as material in an investigative “FBI file.” An Identity History Summary Check is a listing of information taken from fingerprint cards and documents submitted to the FBI in connection with arrests, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. For a fee, individuals can request a copy of their Identity History Summary Check. Forms and directions can be accessed at www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks. Additionally, requests can be submitted electronically at www.edo.cjis.gov. For additional information, please contact CJIS directly at (304) 625-5590. (iv) The National Name Check Program (NNCP). The mission of NNCP is to analyze and report information in response to name check requests received from federal agencies, for the purpose of protecting the United States from foreign and domestic threats to national security. Please be advised that this is a service provided to other federal agencies. Private citizens cannot request a name check. EXPLANATION OF EXEMPTIONS SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552 (b)(1) (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified to such Executive order; (b)(2) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; (b)(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; (b)(4) trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; (b)(5) inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; (b)(6) personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (b)(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information ( A ) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, ( B ) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, ( C ) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, ( D ) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, ( E ) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or ( F ) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; (b)(8) contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or (b)(9) geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells. SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552a (d)(5) information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding; (j)(2) material reporting investigative efforts pertaining to the enforcement of criminal law including efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or apprehend criminals; (k)(1) information which is currently and properly classified pursuant to an Executive order in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy, for example, information involving intelligence sources or methods; (k)(2) investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than criminal, which did not result in loss of a right, benefit or privilege under Federal programs, or which would identify a source who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence; (k)(3) material maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United States or any other individual pursuant to the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056; (k)(4) required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records; (k)(5) investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment or for access to classified information, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence; (k)(6) testing or examination material used to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in Federal Government service the release of which would compromise the testing or examination process; (k)(7) material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished the material pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence. FBI/DOJ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOI/PA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET Civil Action No.: 19-cv-1278 / 19-cv-1626 FOIA: 1432673-000 / 1433273-000 PDF Title: 19-cv-1278 Release 2 Bates 504-1009 Total Withheld Pages = 275 Bates Page Reference Reason for Withholding (i.e., exemptions with coded rationale, duplicate, sealed by order of court, etc.) FBI(19cv1278) 555 FBI(19cv1278) 556  FBI(19cv1278) 557  FBI(19cv1278) 558  b5 per DOJ/OIP b5 per DOJ/OIP  b5 per DOJ/OIP  b5 per DOJ/OIP  FBI(19cv1278) 559  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 562  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 563  b5 per DOJ/OIP; b6; b7C FBI(19cv1278) 591  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 594  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 598  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 600  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 603  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 605  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 607  b5 per DOJ/OIP; b6; b7C FBI(19cv1278) 608  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 609  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 610  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 611  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 612  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 614  b5 per DOJ/OIP FBI(19cv1278) 615  b5 per DOJ/OIP; 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Present for the interview were Supervisory b5 Special Agent Special Agent I Senior b7C Assistant Special Counsel (SASC) Andrew Goldstein, and SASC Greg Andres. After being advised of the official identities of the interviewing parties and the nature of the interview, Gates provided the following information: After the 2016 Presidential election, Gates spent November 10 7 November 13, 2016 at Trump Tower. On November 13, Gates became the Deputy Chairman for the Inauguration and went to Washington, D.C. to work on the presidential inauguration. In the transition period, Gates had less contact with than he had during the campaign period. Gates estimated he had a handful of calls with and that they discussed potential cabinet officials, special assistant positions, how many people wanted to invite to the inauguration, and other logistics matters. Gates had a little more contact with KI McFarland than he did with He had gotten to know her on the campaign and thOught they had good chemistry. Gates thought of McFarland as one of a few people capable of breaking down things so that [thenicandidatel Donald Trump could understand. McFarland sat through a lot of personnel decisions and interviews. b6 b7A b7B Per b7C 04/18/2018 2n Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b6 05 15 2018 File Date drafted b7C by b7A b7E This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. b7A (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Rick Gates On O4/l8/20l8 Eng 2 of 5 b6 b7A b7B Per b7C Gates did not recall hearing about a November 20, 2016 meeting involving Kushner, and Kislyak. Gates was not aware of a December l3, 20l6 meeting between Kushner and Gorkov. b6 b7A b7B Per b7C b6? b7A b7B Per DOJXOIP b7C Gates did not talk about Russia with Gates did not hear about communications with Kislyak until after the fact. Gates was surprised when was fired. He thought had a good relationship with Trump and that Trump had not wanted to fire but felt like he had no choice. The National Security Advisor cannot lie to the Vice President and not have anything happen to him because of it. Gates said Fence went to Trump about firing and he thought it was one of the few times Pence pushed Trump hard like that. b6 b7A b7B Per b7C b7A (REV. 05-08-10) 1075: Interview of Rick Gates ,On 04/18/2018 Eng 3 of 5 b6 b7A b7B Per b7C Gates heard that after Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, Trump was "on the warpath" and said he would fire Sessions, but that Irump did not follow through. Gates heard was that the recusal had been done by Don McGahn and Sessions and Trump had not been consulted. Gates heard about Trump's reaction Rick Dearborn, and Gates said some people thought Irump b6 would have been okay with the recusal if he had been notified in advance. b7C Prior to Sessions? recusal, Gates had not had conversations with anyone about recusal issues. After the recusal, he recalled conversations where people offered their opinion that had Rudy Giuliani been Attorney General, he would not have recused himself. Gates knew Giuliani had been the first choice for Attorney General, but turned it down because he wanted to be Secretary of State instead. Gates had no firsthand awareness of Trump?s views on James Comey. Neither Gates conversations with Trump about Comey?s termination. Gates was surprised Trump actually fired Comey, since Gates did not think Trump followed through with firing people. Gates thought Trump was frustrated with a lot ofb7A agencies, not just the Department of Justice and FBI. told Gates he1mb7B Per from and Priebus that Trump said things needed to be fair and equal amdb7c it was not fair no one was looking at Hillary Clinton. In general, Trump?s view of the Russia investigation was that it attacked the legitimacy of his win. b6 b7A b7B Per b7C Discussions of Pardons: The possibility of pardons came up a couple of months after Gates' indictment. There were stories about the FBI and DOJ being corrupt and Manafort said he was having conversations with [then Counsel to the President} John Dowd, as was Manafort's lawyer. b7A (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Rick Gates ,On 04/18/20l8 ,Page 4 of 5 In October or November of 2017, Gates and Manafort had a conversation in which Manafort indicated they would "get through it," that the charges were trumped up and and they would figure it out and there was more to come. Gates had the sense Manafort was saying to Gates not to plead. Manafort told Gates the Nunes report would come out soon and there would be some bombshells in it. Manafort said he talked to Dowd and they had talked about starting a legal defense fund. Manafort did not say whether Dowd brought up Nunes. In January 20l8, CNN leaked that a plea agreement had been reached, and Manafort told Gates people were worried it was true. Gates called Manafort and told him it was not true. Manafort told Gates that he (Manafort) had called Dowd and also told Dowd it was not true that Gates had reached a plea agreement. Manafort said something like, talked to Dowd. I've covered you at the White House" and added that a legal defense fund was coming and they were going to "take care of us." Manafort told Gates there were two funds out there. The first was called "Patriot Defense Funds" and it covered White House staff. The other fund would cover anyone outside of the White House and Manafort and Gates would be and #2 on that list." Manafort told Gates it was stupid to plead and that he would get a better deal down the road. Manafort said he had been in touch with Dowd and repeated they should "sit tight" and "we'll be taken care of." Manafort never explicitly mentioned pardons. Gates asked Manafort outright if anyone mentioned pardons and Manafort said no one used that word. In February 2018, the day before Gates entered his plea, Manafort called Gates and and his tone was that Gates should "stick to your guns, we'll get through this." Manafort told Gates that he had been on the phone with Dowd and his attorney when Trump apparently walked into the room with Dowd and said to Manafort words to the effect of "stay strong." Manafort told Gates that Kushner had sent him emails of support and that he could show the emails to Gates if they were together. Gates had the sense the emails Manafort mentioned were recent. Gates had no basis to trust Manafort and thought the conversation was designed to convince Gates not to plead guilty. By then, Gates had already made his decision. Gates added that Manafort talked a big game, but Gates had no confidence what he said was true. Gates thought b6 to the telephone call between Manafort and Gates. Gates did not b7C tell Manafort others listened to the call. The day of Gates? plea, Manafort called again and went through a last minute appeal that Gates not plea. Manafort mentioned the legal defense fund in that call as well. That was the last time Gates spoke to Manafort, but they have communicated by text; Manafort sent Gates a text message congratulating him for getting rid of his GPS monitor at one point. In one of the calls with Manafort, Manafort told Gates that Trump was "watching their case." Gates also noted that the media asked Trump about Gates at one point and Trump had no response. 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Mom}: W3 (VL/hdum ELK Add/xx 1'0 (9th ime?/MA AMUM bnow mm wow whack m, \oqu Maud; my NM WWLL my yyzm?r Mm? ND RBWUW Whu?d 9W9 NWWQ $00qu 8683me ?H/xQ/m WM RMEM ka/Lok W) WW Noo'm? ?1&1 EMUPE WW) . 0m amok Sigma (we Koch Arm \u am when, - 1 of 7 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 11/28/2018 b6 Michael Dean Cohen, date of birth was telephonically b7C interviewed in the presence of his attorneys Guy Petrillo and Amy Lester from the law offices of Petrillo Klein Boxer LLP, 655 Third Avenue, New York, NY. Participating in the interview were FBI Special Agent (SA) I I Senior Counselor to the Special Counsel James L. Quarles, and Senior Assistant Special Counsel (SASC) Andrew D. Goldstein. Also present from the Special Counsel's Office were SASC Jeannie S. Rhee and Assistant Special Counsel L. Rush Atkinson. The interview was conducted under the same proffer agreement as previous interviews. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agent, Cohen provided the following information: The concept of the "party line" and staying "on message" existed within the Trump Organization during the campaign. During the campaign, when it was reported that [then?Candidate] Donald Trump had ties to Russia, the party line was that Trump had no business in Russia. Trump created the message when he stated had no business in Russia and no relationships in Russia. Trump created that party line when he said he had nothing to do with Russia and had no deals. It became the talking point for others to follow. b5 per b5 per Investigationon 11/20/2018 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (Phone) b7C by b7E This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency b7E (Rev 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Michael Cohen (telephonic ContinuationofFD-SOZof /ll'20'2018) ,On 11/20/2018 ,Page 2 Of 7 b5 per [he should stay on messagel I . land everything would be fine. In January 2017, after the dossier was made public, b5 per Cohen told Trump he had never been to Prague b5 per b5 per I Ithe JDA was working well together and that things would end soon. b5 per When Cohen first received letters from CongressI b5 per The initial focus of Congress' inquiry was the dossier. Cohen did not have any concern about the dossier (Reva 05-08-10) b7E (U) Interview of Michael Cohen (telephonic ContinuationofFD-SOZof /ll'20'2018) ,On 11/20/2018 ,Page 3 Of 7 allegations, b5 per b5 per DOJXOIP ICohen had never been to Prague b7C Fang-mzm-EM b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Michael Cohen (telephonic ContinuationofFD-SOZof /ll'20'2018) ,On 11/20/2018 ,Page 4 Of 7 b5 per if they stayed on message, the investigation had to come to an end soon, that as a part of the JDA, Cohen was protected, which he would not be if he "went rogue." At that time, Cohen's legal bills were being paid by the Trump Organization. Trump Tower Moscow first came up when a couple of reporters sent questions about it to Cohen. Cohen's concern when the questions came in was that the answers may not be consistent with the message. b5 per b6 b7C b5 per Cohen said the statement that Trump never considered traveling was false and he put it in the letter to be consistent with the message. He was sensitive to the idea of Trump traveling to Russia because he wanted to say there was no connection between Trump and Russia. He was protecting Trump and did not want to contradict anything Trump said. Cohen was being loyal. b5 :per I?l Cohen did not remove from the letter the line that said he had "limited contact with Russian officials" and he did not know who did. He thought it had to be someone from the JDA team. b5 per b6 b7C it was the deCiSion of the JDA to take it out, and Cohen did not push back. b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Michael Cohen (telephonic Continuation ofFD-302 11/20/2018 Page 5 of 7 b5 per Cohen did tell Sekulow that he would not contest a decision of the JDA. b5 per b6 b7C Sekulow and Cohen spoke on the telephone extensively on August 27, 2017, the day before the Trump Tower Moscow letter was submitted to Congress. Cohen told Sekulow there was more detail on Trump Tower Moscow, and Sekulow told him to keep it short and tight and the matter would soon come to an end. Sekulow told Cohen that "his client," referring to Trump, wanted Cohen to cooperate and appreciated him. Cohen told Sekulow there were details out there that weren't in the letter Cohen said there were more b5 per communications with Russia and more communications with Trump than were reflected and Sekulow responded that it was not necessary to elaborate or include those details because the transaction did not take place. Sekulow said there was no need to muddy the water. Sekulow said to stay on message and to not over elaborate. Sekulow said it did not matter and Cohen should not contradict Trump and that it was time to move on. Cohen agreed, because it was what he was expected to do. Cohen vaguely recalled telling Sekulow that he had a call with a woman from the Kremlin, but he did not tell him specifically the length of the conversation or the sum and substance of her questions. Sekulow's response was in line with "so what" and the deal never happened. Cohen recalled specifically speaking to Trump about the call with Peskov's office, close in time to when the call happened in early 2016. Cohen told Trump he spoke with a woman from the Kremlin who had asked specific and great questions about Trump Tower Moscow, and that he wished Trump b5 per Organization had assistants that were that good and I Idescribed her as "someone from the Kremlin." After that call, and a subsequent call with Felix Sater, Cohen recalled he told Trump he was waiting to hear back from them. b7E (Rev 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Michael Cohen (telephonic ContinuationofFD-SOZof /ll'20'2018) ,On 11/20/2018 ,Page b7C Cohen attempted to follow the example set by Jared Kushner by publicly releasing the letter during his Congressional testimony, I b5 per b5 per ISekulow had also commented to Cohen that Trump was happy with how things had gone with Kushner. Cohen and Sekulow spoke on the telephone on September 20, 2017' h? per Sekulow mentioned that Trump was pleased with the Trump Tower Moscow statement that had gone out. b5 per DOJXOIP b6 b7C FEE 199.31 27831-52? b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Michael Cohen (telephonic ContinuationofFD-SOZof /ll'20'2018) ,On 11/20/2018 ,Page 7 Of 7 b5 per Cohen asked Sekulow about pardons after the news reported those discussions were happening at the White House. 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After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, Kelly provided the following information: b5 per b5 per b5 per Kelly did not speak to anyone about the articlel 135 per I 08/02/2018 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) Investigation on File# Datedrafted 08/06/2018 b6 b7C I b7E This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBI i gw 1 542 I b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of White House Chief of ContinuationofFD-3020f Staff John Kelly ,011 08/02/2018 ,Page 2 of 8 b5 per DOJXOIP IKelly did not speak to Don McGahn about the article when it came out, and he did not tell anyone he had done so. Kelly recalled a conversation with the President and McGahn in the Ovalb5 per Office where they discussed the article. In the Oval Office meeting, the President asked if McGahn had seen and read the article and told McGahn that he did not recall any discussion.135 per about firing Mueller. I I Kelly described the conversation as ?a little tense.?I I I The President may have asked McGahn to correct the record, but McGahn was insistent that it had happened the way he remembered. The President said it was not the way he remembered it. Kelly assumed ?correct the record? meant for McGahn to call the New York Times to correct the story. b5 per After the meeting in the Oval Office, McGahn and Kelly went to Kellst:b5 per office I but knew McGahn was insistent that he and the President ?did have that conversation.? I Kelly and the President did not discuss the Oval Office meeting after the fact.I I I I b5 per b7E (Rev 05-08-10) (U) Interview of White House Chief of John Kelly ,On 08/02/2018 ng 3 of 8 b5 per DOJXOIP b5 per b5 per b5 per Kelly reviewed a copy of his notes bearing Bates stamp dated b5 per I IThe notes read in part: Don McGahn letter Mueller Monday, 5 Feb 2018. resigning.? He did not recall what the notes meant. Kelly did not recall whether the President asked McGahn to write a letter. He thought the President may have ?mused? about it. I b7E (Rev 05-08-10) (U) Interview of White House Chief of ContinuationofFD-3020f Staff John Kelly On 08/02/2018 4 of 8 Page per b7E (Rev 05-08-10) (U) Interview of White House Chief of ContinuationofFD-3020f Staff John Kelly On 08/02/2018 5 of 8 Page 135 per b5 per b5 per (Rev 05-08-10) (U) Interview of White House Chief of ContinuationofFD-3020f Staff John Kelly ,On 08/02/2018 b7E ,Page per b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of White House Chief of ContinuationofFD-SOZof Staff JOhn Kelly ,011 08/02/2018 ,Page Lewandowski and the President still spoke and were close. Kelly described Lewandowski as a "devotee" of the President. I I I Kelly tried not to be there when the President had meetings with friends. 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C>f 1.8 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 06/11/2018 HOPE CHARLOTTE HICKS was interviewed at the Special Counsel?s Office, located at 395 Street SW. Washington. DC. Hicks was accompanied by her attorneys, Present for the interview were Supervisory Special Agent ISpecial Agent FBI Intelligence James L. Quarles, Senior Counselor to the Special Counsel; Andrew Goldstein, Senior Assistant Special Counsel; Michael Dreeben, Counselor to the Special Counsel; and Elizabeth Prelogar, Assistant Special Counsel. Hicks was advised it is a crime to lie to the FBI in the course of an investigation, which she acknowledged. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, Hicks provided the following information: Press Reporting Regarding June 9, 2016 Meeting in Trump Tower: The morning of Thursday, June 22, 2017, Hicks joined a meeting between b6 b7C President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, and Ivanka Trump (hereinafter? b5 per Ivanka) in the White House Residence. I Kushner had a manila folder with documents with him and said to the President that they had found one thing that the President should know about, but it was not a big deal. Kushner said he, Donald Trump, Jr (hereinafter Junior) and Paul Manafort had attended a meeting during the campaign and started to open the folder when the President stopped him and said he did not want to know about it. I Hicks speculated Kushner?s folder had emails in it regarding the b5 per referenced meeting Junior, Kushner, and Manafort participated in, I The following Wednesday, June 28, 2017, Kushner asked Hicks and Josh Raffel to go to the offices ofl to review Investigationon 03/13/2018 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. b6 b7C b6 b7C b7E mummysi-sse (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 Eng 2 of 18 b5 per documentsl Hicks was shocked by the emails concerning the meeting she and Raffel reviewed She thought they b6 looked really badJune 29, 2017, Hicks, Kushner, and Ivanka met with the President in his dining room to talk about the emails. Hicks? initial reaction was that they should get in front of the emails. She wanted Junior to do an b5 per interview with ?softball questions? to get the emails out there. IKushner responded it was not a big deal, just a meeting about Russian adoption. Kushner reminded the President he had previously mentioned a meeting, and the President said he did not want to (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview Of Hope On 03/13/2018 Eng 3 of 18 know about it. The President said they should not do anything, asked why so many people had the emails, and said they needed to let the lawyers deal with it. b5 per b5 per IHicks told the President ?this is She was not sure if she told him the emails II going to be a massive story. were ?really bad? in that meeting. The President did not want to talk about it and did not want details. I When Hicks told the President the story would be ?massive?, he asked Kushner when his (Kushner) document production was due. Kushner told him it would be a couple of weeks. The President said, ?then leave it alone.? b5 per be b7C On July 7, 2017, Hicks was in her hotel room in Germany having a discussion with Kushner and Ivanka about a story the New York Times (NYT) was working on related to the [June 9, 2016] meetingl #5 Per The following day, July 8, 2017, while at the summit, Hicks told Trump about the NYT story related to the meeting. I b5 per The President said not to comment. Hicks and the President had a follow on conversation later that day, after a session in the The Presidenbe Per asked what the meeting was about. Hicks told him Kushner and Junior had told her the meeting was about Russian adoption. The President said words to the effect of, ?then just say that? and dictated what she should say. :Fsi-(jigmumj-Ssa (Rev. 05-08-10) Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 Eng 4 of 18 When they got on the airplane, Hicks called Garten to get an update. He texted Hicks the statement Junior wanted to provide to the media. She took that to the President?s cabin and read him Junior?s statement. He told her they should not respond. Hicks advocated for providing the whole story. The President did not say what was wrong with Junior?s statement, but just felt they were giving the media too muchl I b7E b5 per DOJXOIP per FBIilgwi?aj-S?g (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Con?nua?onofFI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks 3011 03/13/2018 ,Page per FEE (Rev. 05-08-10) I Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 b7E ,Page 6 of 18 b5 per After meeting with Trump about Junior?s statement, Hicks returned to a seat and started texting with Junior. They worked on the statement for a period and ultimately settled on the statement that went to the press. b5 per b5 per be b7C IPriebus already knew about the emails. They decided they should let Trump know that Priebus knew about the emails, so Hicks went to Trump?s cabin and notified him. I b5 per b5 per Fagigwizmj-SH (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 Eng 7 Of 18 b5 per there, he was already on the phone with Kasowitz. Almost immediately after Hicks entered Trump?s cabin, Trump handed the phone to Hicks. Kasowitz asked her what she was doing and told her his team was working with Circa News on a story that would blow the Russia investigation wide open. She went upstairs to Trump?s cabin and when she got b5 per He told Hicks not to talk per $ngij2783-53 (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 8 of 18 ,Page I b5 per The plane landed and Hicks went back to the White House. When she arrived, she called Corallo to tell him she was upset about the Circa News article. b5 per IShe told him Trump had not approved the statementper 5331(19w12f7813?5333 (Rev, 05-08-10) 1373?. Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 ,Page 9 of 18 b5 per DOJXOIP Throughout Hicks? conversations with Trump, it was clear to her Trump did not think the emails would get out. Hicks? impression was Trump meant the emails would not get out to the press, but he did not say that explicitly. b5 per b5 per Hicks did not believe the emails would never get out, nor did she express that to anyone. She knew Trump thought the emails would not get out to the press. On the call with Corallo, if Corallo thought she said otherwise, it was because she either expressed Trump?s belief or that Corallo was confused and Trump, rather than Hicks, said the emails would not get out to the press. However, Hicks had no recollection of such a discussion with Coralloper (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 Eng 10 of 18 b5 per ITrump thought Sessions? recusal from the Russia investigation was an act of disloyalty to Trump. On July 19, 2017, Hicks had a conversation with Corey Lewandowski about a NYT interview Trump had done that day. b5 per conversation that Trump had asked him to go see Sessions and tell him to resign, and that he needed to do the right thing and step aside. At that point, the Senate was about to go into recess, so it was possible Trump could get a new Attorney General through a recess per (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 Jag ll of 18 b5 per January 25, 2018 New York Times article: b5 per b5 per Then Trump spoke on the phone with [Chief of Staff John] Kelly, who said that McGahn b5 Per totally refuted the story and was going to put out a statement. I The day after the article came out, January 26, 2018, b5 per He asked Sanders to call McGahn, I b5 per b5 per (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks 3011 03/13/2018 b7E ,Page per (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks ,On 03/13/2018 13 of 18 ,Page per DOJXOIP b6 b7C be b7C b5 per FBI (i19w1278)?5?8 (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks 3011 03/13/2018 ,Page b7C (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks 3011 03/13/2018 b7E ,Page per DOJXOIP (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks ,On 03/13/2018 16 of 18 ,Page b5 per Trump said something along the lines of Gates needing to keep an on Manafortper (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks 3011 03/13/2018 b7E ,Page Per b6 b7A 1373 Per b7C FD-302 ,05-08-10 a(ev b7E Interview Of Hope ,On 03/13/2018 Eng Findings on Election Interference Trump thought the fact that the intelligence community assessed the Russians had interfered in the 2016 election was his Achilles heel. 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W4 ?Km/m URL ,4 My UNCLASSIFIED Physical Cover Sheet for Serial Export Created Frcm: Package: Stored Location: Summary: Acquired By: Acquired On: Attachment: None (U) Document provided by Hicks 2018?03?13 (U) Document provided by Hicks b7E b6 b7C FD-340 (Rey. 4-11-03) b?7E File Number Field Of?ce Acquiring Evidence Serial of Originating Document Date Received 3 '3 9?0 From H7 (Name of Contributor/Interviewee) (Address) (City and StateReturned Yes No Receipt Given Yes No Grand Jury Material Disseminate Only Pursu to Rule 6 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Yes No Federal Taxpayer Information (F TI) Yes No Title: b7E Reference: BL HEW ?H?l [Jig (Commuhication Enclosing'Material) Description: Original notes re interview of meat/>43 M9. b7E . FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 1 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 10/17/2018 Omarosa Manigault Newman, was interviewed telephonically. Present for the telephonic interview were Senior Assistant Special Counsel (SASC) Andrew Goldstein, Assistant Special Counsel (ASC) Aaron Zelinsky, and Special Agentsl I Newman's attorney, John Phillips, was also present on the call. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the interview, Newman provided the following information: b5 per I Ieveryone on the campaign was "ecstatic" b5 per b5 per b5 per Investigationon 08/23/2018 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (Phone) File# I Datedrafted 10/16/2018 WI This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. 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I . .222222222222222222224.22222222222222222222222222222. .2222222222222222 222222222. .2 U.S. Department of Justice The Special Counsel?s O?ice Washington, D. C. 20530 January 18, 2019 William A. Burck, Esq. Quinn Emanuel 1300 I Street, NW. Suite 900 Washington, DC. 20005 Re: Stephen Bannon Dear Counsel: You have indicated that your client, Stephen Bannon (hereinafter ?Client?), is interested in providing information to the government. With respect to the meeting between the government, Client, and yourself on January 18, 2019 and testimony before the Grand Jury on January 18, 2019 (hereinafter ?the meeting?), the government will be represented by individuals from the Special Counsel?s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The terms of this letter do not bind any office or component of the U.S. Department of Justice other than those identi?ed in the preceding sentence. The following terms and conditions apply to the meeting: (1) THIS IS NOT A COOPERATION AGREEMENT. Client has agreed to provide information to the government, and to respond to questions truthfully and completely. By receiving Client?s proffer, the government does not agree to make any motion on Client?s behalf or to enter into a cooperation agreement, plea agreement, immunity agreement or non- prosecution agreement with Client. The government makes no representation about the likelihood that any such agreement will be reached in connection with this meeting. (2) Should Client be prosecuted, no statements made by Client during the meeting will be used against Client in the government?s case-in-chief at trial or for purposes of sentencing, except as provided below. (3) The government may use any statement made or information provided by Client, or on Client?s behalf, in a prosecution for false statements, perjury, or obstruction of justice, premised on statements or actions during the meeting. The government may also use any such statement or information at sentencing in support of an argument that Client failed to provide truthful or complete information during the meeting, and, accordingly: that under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, Client is not entitled to a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to Section 3E1.1, or should receive an upward adjustment for obstruction of justice pursuant to Section and that Client?s conduct at the meeting is a relevant factor under 18 U.S.C. 3553(a). (4) The government may make derivative use of any statements made or other information provided by Client during the meeting. Therefore, the government may pursue any investigative leads obtained directly or indirectly from such statements and information and may use the evidence or information subsequently obtained therefrom against Client in any manner and in any proceeding. (5) In any proceeding, including sentencing, the government may use Client?s statements and any information provided by Client during or in connection with the meeting to cross- examine Client, to rebut any evidence or arguments offered on Client?s behalf, or to address any issues or questions raised by a court on its own initiative. (6) Neither this agreement nor the meeting constitutes a plea discussion or an attempt to initiate plea discussions. In the event this agreement or the meeting is later construed to constitute a plea discussion or an attempt to initiate plea discussions, Client knowingly and voluntarily waives any right Client might have under Fed. R. Evid. 410, Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(f), or otherwise, to prohibit the use against Client of statements made or information provided during the meeting. (7) The government reserves the right to argue that neither this agreement nor the meeting constitutes the timely provision of complete information to the government concerning Client?s involvement in an offense, within the meaning of Section 3El.l(b) of the Sentencing Guidelines. (8) If and when required to do so by a court, the government may disclose to the Probation Of?ce or the court any statements and information provided by Client during the meeting. (9) The government may disclose the fact of the meeting or the information provided by Client during the meeting to the extent the government determines in its sole discretion that disclosure would be in furtherance of its discharge of its duties and responsibilities or is otherwise required by law. Such disclosure includes disclosure to a local, state, federal, or foreign government of?ce or agency, including but not limited to another prosecutor?s of?ce, if the recipient of the information agrees to abide by the relevant terms of this agreement. (10) The terms and conditions set forth in this agreement extend, if applicable, to the continuation of the meeting on the dates that appear below. (11) It is understood that this agreement is limited to the statements made by Client at the meeting and does not apply to any oral, written or recorded statements made by Client at any other time. (12) This document embodies the entirety of the agreement between the government and Client to provide information and evidence. No other promises, agreements or understandings exist between Client and the government regarding Client?s provision of information or evidence to the government. (13) Client and Client?s attorney acknowledge that they have read, fully discussed and understand every paragraph and clause in this document and the consequences thereof. Mtg/20M Dated: At: l??I gs?gm ROBERT S. MUELLER, 111 Special ou?el A ndrew D. Goldstein Attorney Special Counsel?s Of?ce Stephen Bannon William A. Burck, Esq. x. gp,?ra es 7 . Attorney for Client Dates of Continuation Initials of counsel, Client and government attorney FDsduRaassun -1 of 11- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 05/30/2017 Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, residing atl i I Maryland, government mobile main office telephonel was interviewed at the U. S. Department of Justice?s Robert F. Kennedy Building, located at 950 Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Present for this interview was Scott N. Schools, Associate Deputy Attorney General, direct office telephonel I government serving as Rosenstein?s counsel. Having provided him with the identities of the interviewing agents and the reason for the interview, Rosenstein provided the following information: Rosenstein prefaced his interview with a caveat that attorneys of the Department of Justice have advised him not to discuss the content of any conversations with the President until the issue of privilege has been resolved. The Events of May 8, 2017 On May 8, Rosenstein was summoned to a meeting at the White House Counsel?s Office attended by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House Counsel Donald McGahn. The meeting was placed on his calendar and scheduled by Rosenstein?s assistants. Rosenstein was not informed of the purpose of the meeting. Rosenstein held up a typed document he described as his written recollection of the details of the meeting and expressed his desire to share that recollection with interviewing agents. Rosenstein also referenced a stack of documents on the table beside him and indicated his interest in providing interviewing agents with copies. Rosenstein was advised by Schools that neither the written materials, nor Rosenstein?s recitation of what was discussed with any White House staff, should be provided to interviewing agents until the issue of privilege is resolved. Rosenstein?s preference was to wait for Robert Mueller in his role as newly appointed Special Counsel, to engage the White House on the issue of Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Investigationon 05/23/2017 at Person) b3 b6 - 05 25 20l7 File I Date drafted b7C by I b7E This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its cogg?afgi?h 1 273)??43 to be distributed outside your agency. b3 RE: 05-08-10 b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/20l7 2 of ll Page privilege, then determine whether the documents, and his oral recounting of any meetings with the White House, should be provided to the FBI. The May 8 meeting at the White House Counsel?s Office started at noon and initially included only Rosenstein and McGahn. They were later joined by Attorney General Sessions and Sessions? Chief of Staff, Jody Hunt. At some point during the meeting, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus came into the room. This was the first time Rosenstein and Priebus had met. During this meeting the parties ordered lunch and ate in McGahn?s office. Rosenstein authorized interviewing agents to consult his protection detail, staffed by the U.S. Marshals Service, in order to collect the exact time of the meeting. Rosenstein opined the meeting may have ended before 2:00 pm. Rosenstein returned to the White House around 5:00 pm for a meeting at the Oval Office. This meeting was not scheduled on his calendar. This meeting ?lasted probably less than an hour.? Also present at the meeting were President Donald Trump, Uttam Dhillon, Sessions, McGahn, Priebus, Hunt, and a man he believed was John Eisenberg. At some point during the meeting, Vice President Michael Pence joined the meeting. The Oval Office furniture was arranged with chairs in a semi?circle around the President?s desk. Rosenstein was in one of those chairs. Behind the chairs was a couch, so Rosenstein cannot be certain whether others attended or departed. Rosenstein said knew when I left Director Comey would be fired.? During this meeting, Rosenstein was tasked to write a memorandum summarizing his concerns about former FBI Director Jim Comey, and was given a deadline of the following morning. When he left the meeting he felt tense because he did not have a lot of time to complete the memorandum, and he felt uncertain because he did not know its ultimate disposition. The memorandum had to be 100% accurate so he ?could stand behind it.? At the conclusion of this meeting, Rosenstein returned to his office and began to write his memorandum. Rosenstein remained at his office late and did not get much sleep that night. When Rosenstein returned to his office, he informed his staff he had been tasked with writing the memorandum. Contemporaneously with Rosenstein?s drafting of his memorandum, his staff drafted their own version. His staff included Chief of Staff and acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General James Crowell and Deputy Chief of UNCLASSIFIED /-EeUe- b3 (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/2017 ,Page 3 of 11 Staff Zachary Terwilliger. Crowell and Terwilliger were the only individuals who saw Rosenstein?s memorandum until the next morning (May 9) when he provided a copy to Schools. When Crowell and Terwilliger completed their draft memorandum, they be provided it to Rosenstein, who may have incorporated some of their b7c language. I b5 per On March 2, 2017, Rosenstein had lunch with] lat l? b5 in the L970s under b7c President Gerald Ford. Rosenstein shared Comey?s public statements regarding the Clinton investigation withl land they discussedl I was ?disappointed? in Comey?s public statements and thought they were damaging to the Bureau and the Department of Justice. Rosenstein remained in his office working on his memorandum until very late on May 8. Events of May 9, 2017 Rosenstein returned to his office early on May 9 to finish the memorandum. On the morning of May 9, Rosenstein received two telephone calls from McGahn. Rosenstein did not do anything after either phone call as a result of whatever was discussed. Around 10:00 or 10:30 am, Rosenstein provided a copy of his memorandum to Scott Schools, I I IAround noon, Crowell took a copy of Rosenstein?s memorandum to Sessions. Crowell returned later that day with Rosenstein?s memorandum bearing minor edits, (presumably made by Sessions), I No one from outside the Department of Justice tried to influence Rosenstein?s drafting of his memorandum. UNCLASSIFIED b3 (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/20l7 ,Page 4 of 11 Sessions did not see Rosenstein?s memorandum until after 12:00 pm on May 9. Rosenstein was unsure whether Sessions wrote his memorandum before or after seeing Rosenstein?s. Rosenstein did not see Sessions? memorandum until the following day. Rosenstein and Sessions did not discuss whether Sessions should participate in Comey?s termination. Rosenstein explained Sessions was recused from ?the matter,? not from managing the component. Rosenstein was not sure how the White House would react to his memorandum because it was ?not consistent with the President?s comments? made during his campaign. According to Rosenstein, the President commended Comey about his handling of the Clinton e?mail investigation. Rosenstein assumed and expected the President or Attorney General, or possibly Rosenstein himself as Deputy Attorney General, would contact former Director Comey to schedule a meeting to inform him of his removal. Rosenstein expected it to happen soon because the termination was imminent. Rosenstein contemplated his memorandum would one day be released to the public but had not expected it to be released immediately. Department of Justice Public Affairs Specialist Sarah Flores opined to Rosenstein the issue of the release of the memorandum may have been previously discussed by Department officials, but Rosenstein could not recall the exact exchange with Flores because he was very busy with meetings on May 9 between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm. At some point on the afternoon of May 9, Rosenstein telephoned McGahn and learned when Jody Hunt delivered Rosenstein?s memorandum (and presumably Sessions?), Hunt remained in the Oval Office for two hours. Hunt later acknowledged he had been there for two hours. Later that afternoon, Rosenstein demanded Crowell ask Jim Rybicki to locate Comey to ?bring him in? to inform him of the looming termination. Rosenstein exclaimed Comey ?was a friend of mine and the FBI Director, we need to find out where he is.? At that time, he had formed the mistaken impression Comey was on his way to Los Angeles. He later discovered Comey had already arrived. When Rosenstein learned Comey was informed of the termination by e? mail, he was ?angry, ashamed, horrified, and embarrassed.? It was also humiliating for Comey. Rosenstein was not copied on the e?mail to Comey, and was surprised the media portrayed the termination as Rosenstein?s idea. At some point that evening, Sarah Flores told UNCLASSIFIED Hose- b3 (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/20l7 5 of ll Page Rosenstein something she had heard from a contact at the White House. (Schools advised Rosenstein not to discuss the content of the conversation.) Based on the exchange with Flores, Rosenstein told her the Department of Justice ?cannot participate in putting out a false story.? Rosenstein opined Flores?s White House contact was someone from the White House Chief of Staff?s Office or Public Affairs. Flores informed Rosenstein the White House requested he attend a press conference on the termination but Rosenstein refused. Later that evening, Rosenstein received a short telephone call in his office from the President. Crowell was in Rosenstein?s office at the time. After the telephone call, Rosenstein visited Sessions? office (not as a result of the call). Flores was in the secretary?s vestibule outside Sessions? office on a phone call. Once the call terminated, she informed Rosenstein it was a call from a ?high? ranking official at the White House.? Sessions was not part of that conversation, and nothing significant was discussed between Rosenstein and Sessions at that time. By the evening of May 9, it was clear White House officials had been telling the story about the Comey termination in a manner ?inconsistent with my experience and personal knowledge.? Events of May 10, 2017 Rosenstein first contacted Mueller on May 10 at 7:34 am, but ?of course? he was thinking about the issue of appointing a special counsel before that time. Then, at 11:30 am, Rosenstein attended a previously scheduled meeting with the prosecutors assigned to the Russia investigation. This was the first regularly scheduled meeting on the matter. During this first meeting, and in light of all the controversy surrounding the investigation, Rosenstein declared, ?In my acting capacity as the Attorney General, leave no stone unturned? or words to that effect. However, those assigned to the case are career prosecutors, so in his personal opinion, telling them to do so was unnecessary because he knew they would do the right thing. During his May 10 briefing, the team confirmed for Rosenstein the President was not a suspect. This was also Rosenstein?s impression from his initial April 28 briefing he received from then Director Comey. Carl Ghattas may have attended this briefing, as well as several prosecutors. UNCLASSIFIED Hose- b3 (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/20l7 6 of ll Page Rosenstein elaborated that based on his May 10 briefing, ?there appeared to be no evidence the President was involved personally.? Rosenstein inquired whether they needed additional resources, and was informed there was no such need. b5 per Several times throughout the day on May 10, Sarah Flores gave Rosenstein ?tick tock? summaries of news events related to Comey?s termination, which Rosenstein explained was not a time line, but a sequence of events. Sometime later that evening, Flores showed him a tick tock summary he believed was reasonable, and authorized its release. Rosenstein and McGahn spoke later that evening on the subject (and before the summary?s release). Both were stressed over the situation. Rosenstein?s main reason for appointing a special counsel was due to public perception of the process. It did not reflect a lack of confidence. Rosenstein was inclined to appoint a special counsel immediately the morning of May 10. Rosenstein was concerned about his position at the Department of Justice and it caused him stress, but it did not influence his decision. Rosenstein was not present at the White House on May 10 when President Trump referred to Comey as a ?nut job,? does not know who else was present, and knows only what he read in the newspaper. Rosenstein?s Opinion of Jim Comey Rosenstein?s opinion of Comey?s handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation began to form the previous fall, and was also informed by others, whose opinions he read in the newspaper. Rosenstein interjected ?I?ve always liked Jim Comey,? but he disagreed with his decisions ?in that case.? Rosenstein paused a moment, appearing to have been overcome by emotion, but quickly recovered and apologized. Rosenstein recalled inviting Comey to speak at a Department of Justice training conference in October 2016. After he made his UNCLASSIFIED A3986- b3 (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein On 05/23/2017 Page 7 of 11 remarks, he solicited questions, and b6 b7c his hand and asked Comey about his handling of the Clinton press conference. Comey described his state of mind at the time and acknowledged it was inconsistent with Department of Justice practice but stated ?we acted in good faith.? Rosenstein ?fundamentally disagreed with his reasoning,? and discussed the issue ?with several attorneys? who all agreed ?we would never do anything like that.? Rosenstein also recalled being invited late 2016 or early 2017 to Sessions? senatorial office for coffee. During this conversation, Rosenstein told Sessions he was friends with Comey but believed there should be a change in FBI management because the reputation had been damaged ?because of 2016.? Rosenstein agreed with Sessions it would be ?appropriate to have a fresh start.? On May 1, 2017, Rosenstein attended a ?component meeting? and afterwards, Rosenstein asked Comey to remain, and they met privately in Comey?s old office during his tenure as Deputy Attorney General. It was his first and only meeting with Comey in the role of Deputy Attorney General, which directly supervises the position of FBI Director. per During this meeting, Comey discussed a dinner he attended at the White House with the President. Rosenstein described Comey as not an ?alarmist? but Comey described the dinner as ?strange? and ?awkward.? The President did all the talking during this dinner. Rosenstein reiterated his goal in drafting his memorandum was not to ?fire Comey.? It never occurred to him he ?would be responsible for determining whether to remove him.? It never crossed his mind the removal of Comey would impact the Russia investigation. Rosenstein ?doesn?t know what the White House was thinking.? The notion that removing Comey would impact the Russia investigation never crossed his mind. Rosenstein was comfortable with Comey either being fired or not fired. Rosenstein did not believe staffing decisions were his to make; the deputy attorney general was only to make recommendations. If the decision was made not to fire Comey, Rosenstein intended to inform him ?we didn?t make public statements.? UNCLASSIFIED /-FeUe b3 REV. 05-08-10 b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/2017 8 of ll Page Rosenstein?s Selection as Deputy Attorney General Senator Sessions telephoned Rosenstein on November 28, 2016, and invited him to his office to ?talk about the Department.? A few days later, Rosenstein visited Sessions. Rosenstein did not know for which position he was being considered. It was clear only that he was being considered for ?a position.? ?5 per; b6 b7C b5 per Sessions summoned him to his office several times for meetings. Before one such meeting, he waited with Rachel Brand and they discussed personnel matters, after which Brand commented the fact they had both been summoned meant they were both going to be offered positions in the new administration under Sessions. This was important because Brand was supposed to start a new job the following day and needed to know whether to withdraw from the position. 135 per IAll of his meetings during the hiring phase were between Rosenstein and either Sessions or Sessions? aides. Rosenstein recalledl I who was a close friend of b6 Sessions, was present during some of the early meetings, as were b7C other employees of Sessions, including who served as then?Senator Sessions? aide before coming to the Department of Justice. Rosenstein was never certain for what position he had been nominated, but assumed it was either the deputy attorney general or associate attorney general position. In fact, he was nominated to be deputy, and Brand was nominated to be associate. I Sessions and Rosenstein never discussed the Russia investigation during this time period. Rosenstein only knew about the Russia b3 (Rev, 05-08-10) 1375: ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/2017 ,Page 9 of 11 investigation what he read in the newspaper. During his confirmation hearing, Rosenstein thought it ?almost preposterous? that he would have any involvement with the investigation. Only after discussing the matter with Comey did Rosenstein know anything about the investigation. The Russia investigation had been monitored by acting Principal Deputy Attorney General Crowell and Dana Boente until Rosenstein was sworn in as Deputy Attorney General. Rosenstein?s first briefing on the matter was provided by Comey on April 28, 2017. Terwilliger was excluded from these briefings. Interviews of Potential Director Candidates In January 2017, Rosenstein called ?a few people? to see if they would be interested in the position of FBI Director but when he heard the President had given his public support to Comey, Rosenstein stopped asking around. 135 per Rosenstein and Sessions conducted several interviews ?a week ago Saturday,? more on last Sunday, then engaged in several telephone calls with individuals ?offering advice? or with prospective candidates. Rosenstein telephoned ?a lot? of former Justice Department and Bureau officials looking for good candidates. There were two former deputy attorneys general Rosenstein hoped would consider the position, but neither was willing to apply. Rosenstein participated in several interviews for the position of FBI Director. Those interviews were conducted by Rosenstein, Jody and Sessions. Sessions and Rosenstein asked most of b6 the questions. b7C b5 per UNCLASSIFIED A1930 i b3 (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/2017 Jag per The first candidate to be interviewed at the White House was b5 Per Mueller. I b5 per b5 per Fi?lgtV1273}?SZ b3 (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f Interview of Rod Rosenstein ,On 05/23/2017 11 of 11 Page b5 per Rosenstein Appoints Mueller as Special Counsel Rosenstein?s first conversation with Mueller for the position of Special Counsel was during a telephone call on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 7:34 am. On Friday, May 12, Rosenstein met with Mueller in person. Later that evening, Jody Hunt telephoned Mueller. Rosenstein and Sessions spoke with Mueller on Saturday, May 13. Mueller informed them he did not want to be interviewed for the FBI Director position. Rosenstein instead convinced Mueller to share with Sessions Mueller?s views about ?what should be done with the Sessions thought Mueller?s comments were ?brilliant.? Rosenstein did not want to interview Mueller and then reject him, so they made it clear they only sought his opinion. Nevertheless, Mueller was placed on the White House?s list of potential candidates for FBI Director. Jody Hunt was the Department of Justice?s primary contact with the White House and may have got him on the list for an interview. Mueller was interviewed for the position of FBI Director, but later decided to withdraw from consideration. Mueller interviewed for the Director position on Tuesday, May 16. Rosenstein did not coordinate Mueller?s interview for the position of Director. When Rosenstein appeared before Congress on Thursday, May 18, he did not discuss anything related to communications with the White House because he believed such matters were within the scope of the Special Counsel?s investigation. Although Rosenstein assigned a special counsel, he did not dictate exactly what the Special Counsel would include in its investigation. He had considered several candidates for Special Counsel, including Jim Coles. Fi?lgtV1273}653 Rod Rosenstein, MD 20817, DOJ Imainl 106 b7C May 8 of this year, summines to meeting at WH with McGan and AG, at WHC office. he didn?t speak to him, assistants schedules it. Found out therough DOJ staff AG would be there. He didn?t know purpose of meeting. He wrote down his thoughts on the meeting but doesn?t want to give it over yet. Wants Mueller to talk to WH for approval before discussing contents. Started at noon, at firstjust him and McGahn, then AG and chief of staffJody Hunt arrived. At one point Reince Priebus came into room, first time they met. He ordered lunch, they ate in office. His protection detail would have exact times, probably got back between 1 and 2. Detail can give us times. Marshalls. Returned for meeting at oval office at 5pm, not on his calendar though. That white house meeting lasted probably less than an hour. Present at the meeting was P, Uttam Dhillon, him, the AG, initially Donald McGhan, Reince Priebus, Jody Hunt, and a man he believes to be John Eisenberg. At some point the VP came into the meeting. Returned to DOJ, thenstarted writing memo. I knew when I left Comey would be fired and told the below staffers and that he wasx tasked to write memo summarizing bis concerns about Comey. He left tense because he didn?t have a lot of time and uncertain because he didn?t know the ultimate disposition of the memo. Had to be 100% accurate so he coulds stand behind it. They drafted their own memo too. They did it at the same time he worked on his then he might have incorporated some of their comments. One thing they did is draft a memo, then collected public criticisms of Comey's comments and gave him a page of it. Printed all those comments and articles criticizing Comey?s stuff. Also got transcript of Cmoey May 3 congressional testimony. His opinion on Comey dated back to last fall. Opinion was also informed by opinions of others he read in papersetc. Had lunch withI Iatl Irequest. He?s a former : in 70?s under 135 Ford. He wanted to share with DAG those pubic statements and [was b7c disappointed ni Comey?s public satatements and how damaging they were to Bu and Dept. Ive always liked Jim Comey. Disagreed with his decisions inthat case. Spoke to two staffers, James Crowell who is chief of staff and acting principal associate deputy attorney general, and Zachary Terwilliger, who is deputy chief of staff. They assisted him in writing the memo. They were the only ones who saw memo until the next morning when he showed memo to Scott May 9 morning. Wasin office until vert late may 8, came home, came back May 9, got 2 phone calls from McGhan. 105 Per Morning, Scott reviewed memo around 10am] I Around noon, Crowell took copy of memo to AG, Crowell returned later with editi I signed it. He knew AG was working on his memo but never saw it until the next day. Next thing he recalled asnt sure what WH would think of his memo because not consistent with P?s comments on campaign. He assumed or AG and possibly DAG would have to contact Comey to schedule a meeting to inform of removal. He expected that. He knew it was imminent and figured he'd be called in for a Sarah Flores, PAU recalled convo about DONJ releasing memos. Doesn?t remember either way. Not involved in AG's memo. He contemplated memo would one day be reelased . didn't know it would be done immediately, although Sarah thought that might have been discussed. He had several meetings between 1 and 5 so busy day. At some point he called McGhan that afternoon and learned Jody Hunt spent two hours in oval office. He took memos over from DOJ. Hunt said he was there. Later that afternoon, Comey was a friend of mine and FBI D, we need to find out where he is. Told Jim Crowell to tell Jim Rybicki to find Comey to bring him in to give him news. He formed mistaken impression Cmoey was on his way to LA, later learned he was already there. When he found out how he was fired, he was angry, ashamed, horrigied, embarrassed, it was humiliating for Comey. At some point that evening, PAO Sarah Flores told DAG something she heard from WH. And DAG told her the DOJ cannot participate in putting out afalse story. Sarah said WH wanted him to attend press conferecnce and he refused. Received phone call from later that evening. Crowell was in office. Short call. Shortly alater he was in office, which is normal, Sarah was on phone with high ranking WH person, and after that, Sarah said it was call from WH. Sarah and DAG was in secretary?s office having exchange with Sarah while she was on phone. AG not part of that convo. No significant convo with AG at that time. Evening of May 9 it was clear WH officials was telling story about firing that was inconsistent with experience and personal knowledge. He called Mueller at 734am on may 9m but was of course thinking about it before. He "realized immediately the problem.? April 28- first briefing on Russia led by comey. Some of ghattis might have been there and prosecurtosr. May 10- called Mueller on 734am on may 10th (corrected previous mistake). May 10 previously scheduled meetingh with prosecutors on Russia investigation. 1130 am May 10 was first regularly scheduled meeting. He said in my acting capacity as AG- leave no stone unturned. Because of all the controversy and therefore, leave no In his personal opinion teling ihm that was unnecessary because they are career prosecutos and would do the right thing. Confirmed president was not suspect. That was also his impression on april 28 when comey told him that. Based on his briefing there appeared to be no evidence was involved personally. They saw no b5 per need for additional resources (DAG asked) and b5 per I May 10 several times throughout the day, Sarah gave him a ?tick tock summary? of news events not a time line but sequence of events. Some time early evening she shoed him one he thought was a reasonable summary of events. It was reelased later that evening. He and McGhan spoje later that evening about that. McGhan called him BEFORE they released the sequence of events. They were both stressed over the situation. Public perception of process, so he decided to appoint sp4ecial counsel. No lack of confidence, purely an issue of public perception. He was inclined to appoint SC immediately that morning. He was concerned about his poisitoin here but it stressed him but did not influence his decision. No information about the nut job comments. He invited Comey to speak at rteh October training raised his hand and asked b6 about the Clinton press conference. He told entire story about his state of mind and knows it was b7c inconscistsent with DOJ practice but we acted in good faith. DAG fundamentally disagreed with his reasoning, discussed with several attorneys, we would never do anything like that. No one from outside tried to influence his drafting of his memo. AG didn?[t see memo until after noon on that day. So perhaps AG wrote his aready. So AG His opinion is recusal from a matter doesnot mean he is recused from ?managing the component.? He reminded in his statement he and AG discussed Comey, was invited to AG to talk have coffee in Sessions office. He told AG he was friends with comeyn but that there should be change ni FBI management because repuitation was damaged and he agreed with AG it would be appropriate to hav a fresh start. AG knew DAG liked Comey. DAG was ok firing or not firing, his view was it is not his decision to fire or not fire. He only makes recommendations. As DAG he felt if was going to stay he would tell him we didn?t make piblci statements May 1- component meeting b5 per One meeting he had with comey as DAG was- land they spojke in comey?s old Dag office. Comey talked about the dinner with the at that time. Comey wasn?t alarmist, but just ?strange/? His goal WAS NOT to fire Comey. It never occurred to him he would be responsible for determining whether to remove him. The notion removing Comey would impact the Russia thing never crossed his mind. He never believed the terminaton had anything to do with Russia. He doesn?t know what WH was thiking. Comey told him after their one meeting he had an awkward dinner with president, his demeanor was odd, he didn?t know it would just bew th e2 of them, did all the talking. But in his mind, is not subject of this (collusion) investigation. In congress he would not discuss anything related to communications with WH because within scope of Muelle?s investigation. He assigned the matter but didn?t dictate what so he didn?t know exly what he was investigationg. Sessions (then senator) November 28 called and said let?s talk about department. Came in few days later, didn?t know what he was being considered for. It was clear he was being considered for "a 135 per position.?1 I b6 I b7C This led to sessions calling him to his office a few times for meetings. At one meeting Rachel Brand and he were talking about persoinnel and Rachel said I the fact we were here means we were getting the jobs. Apparently Rachel needed to kno whether to withderaw from another job she was supposed tostart the next day] IHis 33:: only jeetings were with AG and aides. Never with lclose friend of AG was in some of those early meetings. Others too, ee?s of b5 Per 903/019 Never certain when he was nominated but began to assume it was DAG or associate AG (Rachel got that job)l I b5 per They never talked about Russian thing. Only what he knew in paper. Then during confirmation hearing he found it almost preposterous that he wouldhav ei involvement with Russian piece. Only after talking to comey id he know anything about Russian piece. Boente and crowell as acting PDAG were only ones monitoring Russia case until DAG sworn in. got his first briefing on aprl 28. APDAG been acting since januarty 20. In January he called a few people to see if they would be interested in FBI but then Trump said he supported Comey so he stopped asking. b5 per AG and DAG conducted a lot of interviews a week ago Saturday, then last Sunday, then several phone calls with people offering advice or prospective candidates and DAG was calling a lot of former DOJ officials and Bu friends looking for good candidates. There were 2 DAG hoped would take the job. Neither was willing to apply. The interviews he participated in was Jody Hunt, IAG and Dag. AG and DAG asked most of the 195 I b7C questionsI first converasdtion with Mueller was May 10 at 734 am. Met with him Friday. later, Jody reached out to him Friday night about FBI and he interviewed Tuesday. Over the weekend on Saturday they talked. They talked to Mueller by phone along with AG. He briefly shared his views about what should be done with FBI, AG thought it was brilliant. He somehow got on WH list. 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District Court Judge Thomas Hogan for two years, and then spent two years at the Department of Treasury Office of Legal Counsel. In 1994, she joined the District of Columbia United States Attorney?s Office I Ishe went back to the b6 b7C DC-USAO. In 2001, McCord McCord again went back to the DC-USAO. ln le Sources Derived Fro assify On: 20421231 i3?? 11:: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In 136 Investigationon 07/17/2017 at Person) File# I Datedrafted 07/20/2017 by I I This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agencydistributed outside your agency. 278) 574 b1 b3 b?7E (Rev. 05-08-10) ContinuationofFD-3020f (U) Interview of Mary McCord ,On 07/17/2017 ,Page 2 of 12 2012, McCord became the Criminal Chief, where she remained until May 2014, when she left to go to Main Justice. (U) McCord started at DOJ as the acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division (NSD). In August 2014, she became the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, where she remained until October 2016. In October 2016, after John Carlin?s departure, McCord served as acting Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for NSD. McCord's last day at DOJ was May 12, 2017. She currently works at the Georgetown University Law Center. (U) During the time McCord served as the acting AAG, there was no Principal Deputy in place, so she performed the duties of both positions simultaneously. Her duties included assisting in running NSD's various components, which include the Office of Law and Policy, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, the Appellate Section, and the CFIUS Unit. On occasion, McCord would attend Deputies Committees (DCs) and Principals Committees (PCs) at the White House when Yates was unavailable. W) The FBI Investigation on LTG Mike ?31 the FBI's investigation into Mike IPer b1 b3 b7E I I I 135. lPer the lack of Russian reaction to the December 2016 sanctions. There was a lot of speculation renardinn the minimal from the Russians which was not "what was nvna?-I-nrl . 13{If (Rev 05-08-10) SE Con?nuationofFD_3020f (U) Interview of Mary McCord ,On 07/17/2017 I b1 b3 b7E ,Page $331373 Per ?373 I b1 b3 b7E i313 b5 Per I b5 Per (.5131 41:3 I b7E SE ORE (Rev 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFIL3020f (U) Interview of Mary McCord ,On 07/17/2017 b1 b3 b7E ,Page rag-Emmi - 73)??77 (Rev 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFIL3020f (U) Interview of Mary McCord ,On 07/17/2017 b1 b3 b7E ,Page 5 of 12 b5 Per $13 FD-3023 (Reva 05-08-10) bl b3 is? b7E ContinuationofFD-3020f (U) Interview of Mary McCord ,On 07/17/2017 ,Page (WW January 26, 2017 Meeting with White House Counsel's Office b5 Per 135 Per 55 (it? 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After acknowledging that it is a potential violation of Title 18 USC 1001 to lie to federal law enforcement in the course of an investigation and being advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and the nature of the interview, Christie provided the following informationper Investigationon 02/13/2019 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) '7 by b7E This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 1 273)?83 3 (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFIL3020f (U) Interview of Chris Christie (2.13.2019) On 02/13/2019 lag b7E 2 of 10 b5 per b5 per February 14, 2017 White House lunch: Christie invited to lunch at the White Housel I b5 per b5 er b5 per Fi?lgtV1273}834 b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Chris Christie ,On 02/13/2019 they watched the TV, Spicer said something about Shortly after, Kushner's phone rang, and it was on the line. Christie could tell from observing Kushner's half of the conversation that it was not going well and did not like something Spicer said. Christie heard Kushner say something like, "You know the President respects you. The President cares about you. I'll get the President to send out a positive tweet about you later." Kushner looked at Trump when he said the last part, and Trump nodded his assent. b5 per ITrump said, "Now that we fired the Russia thing is over," and Christie laughed. Christie told Trump, "No way. We'll be here on Valentine's Day 2018 talking about this." land Christie responded that he had been through both sides of investigations and there was no way to make it shorter, but there were a lot of ways to make it longer. Trump asked Christie what he meant, and Christie told him not to talk about the investigation and to keep his mouth Shut even though it would be frustrating at times. I Christie told Trump that if you get near a guy like he's like gum on the bottom of your shoe, and you can't get rid of him. I At one point during the lunch, Donald said to me, "This Russia thing is all over now, because I fired I started to laugh. "What are you laughing about?" he asked. "Sir," I said, "this Russia thing is far from over." "What do you mean?" he said. met with Russians. That was the problem. I fired It's over." (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E (U) Interview of Chris Christie ,On 02/13/2019 ng 4 of 10 b5 per Christie thought when Trump said "the Russia thing," he referred to the Russia problem in general, not the investigations specifically. Christie thought the more b5 per important thing was that there was an investigation, not that there was coverage per Toward the end of the February 14, 2017 lunch, Trump asked Christie if he was still friendly with [then FBI Director James] Comey, and Christie said that he was. Trump told Christie to call Comey and tell him really like Fi?lgtV1273}835 b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Chris Christie ,On 02/13/2019 ng 5 of 10 him. Tell him he's part of the team. I really like him." At the end of the lunch, Trump repeated that Christie should talk to Comey. Christie thought the request was "nonsensical" and that he was never going to do it. Christie just sat there when Trump made the request. He would not put Comey in the position of having to receive that telephone call. b5 per IChristie said it would have been uncomfortable to pass on that messageI per b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Chris Christie ,On 02/13/2019 per Termination of FBI Director Jim Comey b5 per b5 per Trump called and said, "What should I do? I'm b5 Per getting killed. I'm getting murdered." Christie asked, "Did you fire him because of what Rod wrote in the memo?" Trump said yes, so Christie told him to "get Rod out there" and have him defend it. Fi?lgtV1273}838 b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) (U) Interview of Chris Christie ,On 02/13/2019 ng 7 of 10 b5 per Trump told Christie it was a "good idea" and he was going to call Rosenstein right thenper Special Counsel: b5 per Christie recalled a telephone call with Trump in which Trump asked Christie what he thought about Trump firing Mueller. Christie told him that there were two issues he saw. 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W9 VMM (lg @4500? per 85? ru3-302 Glev.5-8-10) - 1 C>f 8 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 05/17/2018 COREY LEWANDOWSKI was interviewed at the Special Counsel?s Office, located. b6 at 395 Street SW, Washington, DC, in the presence of his attorney, b7C Present for the interview were Special Agent I Ilntelligence Analyst Senior Assistant Special Counsel (SASC) Andrew Goldstein, Senior Counselor to the Special Counsel James L. Quarles, Counselor to the Special Counsel Michael Dreeben, and Assistant Special Counsel Elizabeth Prelogar. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, Lewandowski provided the following informationper 04/06/2018 2n Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b6 by I b7E This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 1 (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Corey Lewandowski ,On 04/06/2018 Jag 2 of 8 b5 per b5 per MEeting with President Trump regarding Attorney General Jeff Sessions: In mid?June 2017, Lewandowski had a meeting alone with the President irb5 per the Oval Office. I I IJeff Sessions. The President expressed criticism of Sessions? recusal from the Russia investigation and said if he had known in advance Sessions would recuse, he would not have selected him as Attorney General. The President said Sessions was I and the President asked him if he would deliver a message to Sessions. Lewandowski said he would, and the President said, ?write this down? and began to dictate a message he said he wanted Sessions to deliver in a public speech. The President thought if Sessions made the remarks he provided, Sessions would get back on track in the eyes of the public and would be viewed favorably. Lewandowski wrote down what the President dictated on notecards he carried in his pocket. [Agent note: Lewandowski provided the interviewing agents the original copy of the notes he took during the meeting with the President. The notes will be maintained in the 1A section of the case file.] Lewandowski confirmed his notes stated as follows: know that I recused myself from certain things having to do with specific areas. But our POTUS b5 per I is being treated very unfairly. He shouldn?t have b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) Interview of Corey Lewandowski ,On 04/06/2018 3 of 8 ,Page a Special Prosecutor/Counsel because he hasn?t done anything wrong. I was on the campaign with him for nine months, there were no Russians involved with him. I know it for a fact because I was there. He didn?t do an thing wrong except he ran the greatest campaign in American b5 Per Now a group of people want to subvert the Constitution of the United States. I am going to meet with the Special Prosecutor to explain this is very unfair to let the Special Prosecutor move forward with investigating election meddling for future elections so that nothing can happen in future elections. b5 per The President did not provide additional instructions to Lewandowski other than to say he wanted Lewandowski to deliver the message to Sessions, and for Sessions to make the statement publicly. Lewandowski said he understoodwrote as fast as possible to make sure he got the content correct.I I Lewandowski?s efforts to pass the message to Attorney General Sessions: I I b5 per Lewandowski contacted Sessions? office to schedule a meeting with him. Lewandowski thought the message to Sessions should be delivered in person, not over the phone.I I b6 b7C Fi?lgtV1273}B?? (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Corey Lewandowski ,On 04/06/20l8 Jag 4 of 8 b5 per did not want to meet at the Department of Justice because he did not want Sessions to have an advantage over him, since that was Sessions? turf. I I I He did not want there to be a public log of his visit. I they decided to meet at Lewandowski?s office They set a meeting for the following evening, but before the meeting the next day, Lewandowski received word Sessions had a conflict and had to cancel their meeting. They did not re?schedule the meeting, and Lewandowski left Washington, DCI Lewandowski maintained the notes in a safe at his home, which was his standard operating procedure with documents and sensitive items, m, Sometime in the first week of July, Lewandowski called [then White House Deputy Chief of Staff] Rick Dearborn to ask if he would be meeting with Sessions in the near future and if so, if he could pass a message. Dearborn had a longstanding relationship with Sessions, so Lewandowski thought he would be an appropriate person to deliver the message in his place. Dearborn agreed and Lewandowski said he would pass the message intended for Sessions in person. b5 per Lewandowski knew the White House was busy dealing with the messaging regarding a meeting that had happened during the campaign. b5 per so he reached out to Dearborn again to see when he Fi?lgtV1273}B?7 b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) Interview of Corey Lewandowski ,On 04/06/2018 Eng 5 of 8 would be meeting with Sessions. Dearborn told him they had a dinner scheduled that week and Lewandowski renewed the request for him to pass a message. Lewandowski contacted Dearbornl b5lper Iin mid?July 2017 and learned Dearborn was scheduled to have dinner with Sessions the following night. On July 19, 2017, Lewandowski and the President met alone in the Oval Office. b5 per In the meeting, the President asked him if he had talked to Sessions, and Lewandowski said the message would be delivered soon. At the conclusion of his meeting with the President, Lewandowski left the Oval Office and went to the anteroom just outside, where he saw Dearborn. Lewandowski handed Dearborn the typed copy of his notes and said something to the effect of, ?this is the message we talked about.? b5 per b5 per b5 per (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Corey Lewandowski ,On 04/06/2018 6 of 8 ,Page per Lewandowski met with Hicks at around 6:30 pm that day. I IWhile Lewandowski and Hicks were together, the President called Hicks to talk about the interview and expressed that he was happy with how it was playing out. Lewandowski told Hicks about the President?s request and joked about the idea of firing Sessions as a private citizen. He thought he told Hicks that the President had said if Sessions did not meet with Lewandowski, to tell Sessions he was fired. b5 per F?H1g?0127aysas 1073 (Rev. 05-08-10) ContinuationofFD-3020f (U) Interview of Corey Lewandowski ,On 04/06/2018 ,Page 7 of 8 Discussions about Recess Appointments The same day as the New York Times interview, Lewandowski conducted research on recess appointments on his own. b5 per ILewandowski did not share the results of his research with the Presidentb7C (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofFI?SOZof (U) Interview of Corey Lewandowski 3011 04/06/2018 ,Page per 521(1ng 273333-871 4:754 ?u?nfywi} 4/5715 3190 53C per (a b5 per MW jum 7M7 Mam/u. c/sc flu, '1 "d ?Mimgf filo b5 per [14?ny ng- XML 516?,?qu I $9 f0 AM I Wag M?dfo? rc/ertL 7/9 NM 7314;, b5 per DOJXOIP 7W MW 79% g?xzr/ML My? {gawk/xv/ [wary/w fr; ?y/K/y - Lag 7; ?(We 4 jig/4 mac-H7 who b5 per Var?/lymm?f?c M7497 nunF?pi b5 per 3934/7 MW Vj? mar/44 74M 735K. ym?f?? ,ry?t? 21% I yn?x b5 per 77? 26. ?rm Wfd?t 0 M4 rag/MAM mi!? ?04 63/ ?wy 722%? 2} f/ml? 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WW max/m MM an>6 WWmim/Omk/r bk 4% (?my . b5 per lmww?wwb. ?ew/K ud Kosm?f . 41/54 47%, wa%??wwl fab/4f $6 If! Cb tam; Earp?! 1m f? GaMr/ [70767 b5 per Dog/01p .w . Corey R. Lewandowski New 70 Mam ?e Cow?w ?m jag} h; Wedgw/ fa [paw Vain-7%? (qr/mp my: 067 wa-k 7a; Qaf'fui?ik FJWA 1/ bd/ {'00 (J 4391? c/Foihq (yum (Id Ft?f -l of 23- FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 03/29/2018 HOPE CHARLOTTE HICKS was interviewed at the Special Counsel's Office, located at 395 Street SW, Washington, DC. Hicks was accompanied by her b6 attorneysl IPresent for the b7C interview were Supervisory Special Agent I Special Agent IJames L. Quarles, Senior Counselor to the Special Counsel, Jeannie S. Rhee, Senior Assistant Special Counsel, and Andrew Goldstein, Senior Assistant Special Counsel. Hicks was advised it is a crime to lie to the FBI in the course of an investigation, which she acknowledged. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, Hicks provided the following informationb7C Investigationon 12/08/2017 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) File# I Date drafted 02/22/2018 b6 b7C b7E This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBI (Rev. 05-08-10) b'7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 Eng per 136 1378 b5 per b6 b7C b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On l2/08/20l7 Eng per DOJXOIP It was about 3:00 am I IShe received a call from a telephone and a foreign person was on the other end of number with a 202 area code, the line. Hicks had a hard time understanding the person but she could make out the words ?Putin call.? which he She asked the caller to send her an email, did. Once she received it, she forwarded it to Kushner. b5 per The Russians sent a She had some back and letter, which she gave to transition officials. (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 Eng 4 of 23 b5 per forth exchanges with Sergey Kuznetsov, I I She remembered their first call and that they exchanged emails, Hicks reviewed an email (labelled ?Exhibit 40") and confirmed she received it after the phone call. She was not sure if the situation was legitimate, which is why she sent it to Kushner to verifyper quoted Hicks as saying the b5 Per campaign had ?no contact with Russian officials.? She had received press inquiries about it, because someone had said the campaign was in constant contact with the Russian government. Nothing Hicks had seen led her to believe that was true. She acknowledged her answer to the newspaper was overbroad, but she checked in with a few people after the fact to validate it. She recalled she talked to Kellyanne Conway and Stephen Miller.r__ She asked Jason Miller and probably asked Kushner. She thought she reached out to Conway and Bannon. I Hicks told that group she was planning to respond to the press and there was no hesitation or pushback from any of them. I b5 per Fi?lgtV1273}Bg4 (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 5 of 23 ,Page b5 per b5 per b5 per DOJXOIP b5 per b7E b5 per (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 6 of 23 ,Page per (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 7 of 23 ,Page b5 per b5 per I Trump told Hicks Obama told him to watch out for Hicks thought the comment sat with Trump more than she expected. b5 per and his son?s tweetsl I ITrump thought had bad judgment. Hicks thought the tweets bothered Trumpl I I I It bothered b5 Per Trump that both and his son sent bad tweets. b5 per b5 per b5 per (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofPI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 b7E ,Page per (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Con?nua?onofPI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 ,Page (Rev. 05-08-10) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 b7E ,Page thin ice already? at that point. was "80th OH b1 b3 ?iElli-{1QEV127Ej-g? (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofPI?SOZof War- um (U) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 b7E ,Page 1573 per ?36 31-5 i bl b3 b5 per Fill-{1QEV127Ej-gi (Rev, 05-08-10) .- b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 12 of 23 ,Page per Trump said he never held Comey back or kept him in his office. Hicks thought Trump meant that he had not asked Comey to stay, I b5 Per b5 per b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 Eng lTrump ?scolded? Sessions in her presence but she was not sure exactly what they said or when exactly it happened. I ITrump was very angrvthe interview, Trump responded to a question about whether it was too late to fire Comey by saying it was not too late, he had confidence in IHicks suggested they also edit out the answer about Comey, but Trump wanted to keep it in, which she thought was Comey, and ?we?ll see what happens.? b5 ?er unusual. I zeal-usmz7sjs?gla (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofPI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 b7E ,Page per DOJXOIP bl b5 per b5 per (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofPI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 b7E ,Page per Fill-{1QEV127Ej-g? (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofPI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 b7E ,Page per Elli-{1QEV127Ej-g? (Rev. 05-08-10) Con?nua?onofPI?SOZof (U) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) 3011 12/08/2017 b7E ,Page per (Rev. 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 Eng per After the news of Comev?s termination broke, b5 per I asked Hicks to get someone out there to defend himJ Trump was frustrated with the coverage. b5 per I Trump wanted Spicer, Conwav, and Hicks all to qet on television and defend him. b5 per b5 per b5 per (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 19 of 23 ,Page Trump?s meeting with [Russian Foreignb5 Per Minister Sergey] Lavrov and Kislyak on May 10, 2017. I b5 per b5 per IThe day prior (May 18, 2018), b5 per Trump and Hicks had an off the record lunch with news anchors to discuss his foreign trip and had said similar things about Comey to that group. He said Comey was a ?nut job? and was ?crazy.? b5 per I Trump did not seem concerned, and said, ?he is crazy.? b5 per 27331-51} (Rev, 05-08-10) b7E Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 20 of 23 ,Page b5 per I He never said he did not say the things the media said he didper DOJXOIP b5 per DOJXOIP b5 per b7E (Rev. 05-08-10) Interview of Hope Hicks (Day 2) On 12/08/2017 21 of 23 ,Page b5 per b5 per When the Special Counsel was appointed on May 17, 2017, Trump was angry]?5 per surprised, and frustrated. she saw shortly afterward that Sessions Iin his office. b5 per The only other time she had seen Trump like that was when the Access Hollywood tape came out during the campaign. 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SEbREE/f?efe??' This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI: It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBI b3 1 b7E 1 Title: Evidence Collected, June 7, 2017 Re: Item Type Description 1B General Four memorandums (memos) described as follows: One memo dated February 14, 2017, two pages; One memo dated March 30, 2017, two pages; One memo dated April 11, 2017, one page; One memo ?last night at 6:30 pm,? four pages. Collected On: 06/07/2017 10:15 AM EDT Seizing Individualzl I b6 1,2 Collected By: I b7C 1,2 Location Area: Residence Specific Location: I I O9 FBI 18-W-E3E32Q32-2 FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) -1 of 2- SE ET FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 06/16/2017 Former FBI Director James Comey was interviewed at his residence b6 2 This interview was scheduled in advance, for b7C 2 the purpose of providing certain classified memoranda (memos) to Comey for review. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the interview, Comey provided the following information: After reviewing the memos, Comey spontaneously stated, to the best of his recollection, two were missing. In the first occurrence, Comey said at an unknown date and time, between January 7, 2017, which Comey believed was the date of his briefing at Trump Tower, and Trump?s inauguration on January 20th, 2017, Comey received a phone call from President Elect Donald J. Trump. The originating telephone number may have had a New York area code. Following the telephone conversation, Comey drafted and e?mailed a memo to James Rybicki and FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. In the second instance, Comey was on his way to a FBI leadership conference in Leesburg, Virginia (March 9, 2017) when he was diverted to Liberty Crossing to respond to a request from Trump to contact him. Comey contacted Trump from Liberty Crossing on a Top Secret telephone line. The conversation was ?all business? and related tol IComey is less sure he drafted a memo for this conversation but if he did, he may have sent it on the Top Secret network. b5 per Comey observed that the second page of the memo dated March 30, 2017, had the incorrect banner line classification of rather than at the top and bottom of the second page. Investigationon 06/07/2017 at IUnited States (In Person) b3 1 b6 1,2 File# Datedrafted 06/07/2017 137?: 1:2 b7E 1 I This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBI 2?3 (Rev. 05-08-10) b3 1 ME 1 Interview of James Comey; ContinuationofFD-3020f Collection of Four Memos ,On 06/07/2017 ,Page 2 of 2 During the interview, at approximately 10:15 Comey voluntarily provided the interviewing Agents four memos. Comey had these memos in his possession when he met interviewing Agents. The memos collected are described as follows and will be maintained as evidence: ?One memo dated February 14, 2017, two pages; ?One memo dated March 30, 2017, two pages; ?One memo dated April 11, 2017, one page; -One memo ?last night at 6:30 pm,? four pages. Administrative Comey signed an Receipt for Property. A copy of the was left with Comey. The original, signed the memos reviewed by Comey, and interview notes will be maintained in the 1A section of this case file. The memos provided to Comey for his review had previously been modified to include portion markings, banner lines, and classification authority blocks. After being collected from Comey, the memos were locked securely in a General Services Administration approved safe located at the FBI Headquarters building, located at 935 Ave, NW, Washington, DC, at approximately 2:00 p.m. the same day. 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OHR remembers he was at a conference when and their first interaction took place prior to that event. As the Chief of DOJ's Organized Crime and Racketeering Section at the time, OHR _1 London at was an expert on Russia, b3 ?1 specifically Russian organized crime, and was concerned the west was not b6 3 taking the Russian threat seriously. Russian oligarchs are brilliant yet b7C 3 cold?blooded and do not act like adults as they kill people for nothing. b7D '1 er the years OHR and had a few more meetings before OHR left b7E 3' 4 joined or founded Orbis. OHR andl Iwould see each other once a year in London or th?sg U.SI had paid clients, yet provided OHR with the same short intel reports from 4 OHR introducedl I OHR believes thatl Reason. 1.4(b) Derived Fro NSISC- 0615 assify On: 20411231 SEC ORN 11/22/2016 ax Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b3 -1 File# I Date drafted 11/22/2016 136 -2 b7C -2 by 1:72 ?1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. (Rev. 05-08-10) b3 ?1 va ?1 ,On 11/22/2016 Fae OHR believes Russian oligarchs will provide information to b7A _1 the FBI because in Russia everyone talks to the police. Following the 2014 b6 3 Ukrainian invasion OHR metl 777777777777777777 111111111 l. 7777777777777 1, mw- OHR recalled b7C -2, 3 E?i three talked about engaging with prospective oligarchs, and that b7E ?4 i meeting led to a meeting between the FBIlate July 2016, possibly Saturday, July 30, 2016, called OHR and asked to meet for breakfast as he/she was in b1 ?1 Washington, D.C. and had some serious stuff to talk about. b3 ?1 planned to also tell the information he/she had collected. b6 2 3 OHR for brea ast where OHR was told that Carter Page had 2 met with high level officials in Russia. Page met with Sechin and one b7D 2 other person. The media had already documented Page?s trip to Moscow at b7E -2, 3, that time The FSR had Trump over a barrel - EsEl Iii? re orted tol In addition, was furious atl I and was making a case against him. were almost ready to talk to the U.S. about the moneyl Istole. claimed he had already given some of this reporting to SA and planned to give the rest to him. At that prov1ded two reports regarding these topics while Glen Simpson had four. OHR provided copies of notes he took during and after the meeting with which are enclosed as attachments. OHR knew Glen Simpson dig up Trump's connections to Russia. OHR's wife is a Russian translator and was hired to conduct open source research. Even though she did not know the goal of the b7E _4 project, she was able to surmise the purpose as the individuals she was researching were close to Trump. OHR knew that Glen Sim son was hired by a lawyer who does opposition research. OHR on Trump's ties to Russia were going to the Clinton Campaign, Jon Winer at the U.S. State Department and the FBI. OHR was aware that Simpson was passingl hformation to many individuals or entities and at ?timesl would attend meetings with Simpson. OHR Washington, D.C. in late September, b7E 4 possibly close to the time when the Yahoo news article was published on September 23, 2016. During that advised the Alfa server in the US is a link to the Trump campaign and Sergei Millian's Russian/American organization in the U.S. used the Alfa server two weeks SECRE FORN (Rev. 05-08-10) Continuation of of Interview of Bruce 0hr On 11/22/2016 3 of 3 . Page prior 1 3Q - 77777777777 iwas desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being the U.S. President. OHR believesl Iwanted to blunt or foil the Kremlin?s plans. Simpson andl Icould have met with Yahoo or Michael Isikoff jointly, but OHR does not know if they did. OHR provided copies of notes he took after the meeting which are enclosed as attachments. Egjagoamg[ OHR never believedl Iwas making up information or shading it. He/she would say this is what are telling me. There are always Russian conspiracy theories that come from the Kremlin. One time OHR heard a theory froml I OHR honestly believesl lreported what he heard from Ibut that doesn't make that story true. Jon Winer possibly knew I OHR met Winer in 1999 or 2000 when Winer was the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement. Winer was very interested in Russian Organized Crime and enthusiastic about the subject, yet at times difficult to deal with. OHR knew Glen Simpson and others were talking to Victoria Nuland at the U.S. State Department. OHR does not know or communicates I OHR does not know the identity OHR provided the following contact information for SECRET OFORN Rectum This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FD-302 (Rev 5-8-10FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 12/19/2016 DRAFT MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. Bruce OHR, currently the Associate b6 ?5 Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice?s ?5 Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: b6 -1 b7C -1 ?31? OHR has neverl I On b7D -2 one occasion, OHR met withl b7E ?OHR has never been present during meetings between and Jon Winer. is only aware that and Winer have b7E _4 met asl Iadvises OHR that the meetings occur. - - Glen Simpson directeo_ to speak to the press as that was what Simpson was payin to do. OHR does not know if 1372 ?4 going to Mother Jones was Simpson?s idea or not. ~u .11 Glen Simpson hired 5 wife to conduct research for his firm. OHR will voluntarily provide his wife' 5 research to the FBI. OHR provided the interviewing Agent with a report on Paul Manafort. The report titled, "Manafort Chronology", was scanned and is a digital attachment to this document. rom FBI 20411231 ORN 12/05/2016 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b3 ?1 Fil Datedrafted 12/12/2016 . b6 _2 by b?7C ?2 b7E -1 (Rev. 05-08-10) SEC Con?nua?onofFIL3020f Egiigei?f? Interview of Bruce 0hr ORN ,On 12/05/2016 ,Page F-BI(13w2-1a73-5i -1 of 3- (Rev. 5-8-10) H. certi?ed FBI system, SEC FORN b6 -2 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION b7C -2 Dateofentry 12/19/2016 DRAFT MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. b6 -5 Bruce OHR, currently the Associate b7c 5 Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: 77777 OHR had breakfast at Peet's Coffee, and St. NW, Washington, D.C. with Glenn Simpson at 10:00 A.M. on December 10, 2016. b7E 5 During breakfast Simpson provided OHR with an-8GB Verbatim USB micro digital media drive (thumb drive). OHR does not know what is on the thumb drive but believes it is in regards to the was hired to do for Simpson. The thumb drive was entered into evidence at WFO as original evidence and a working copy was produced for investigative use. An evidence was generated and serialized to this file. OHR took notes after the meeting with Simpson to preserve his memory and referred to them during the interview. OHR's notes are an attachment to this document. 113} (SM-F) Simpson identified Michael Cohen, a lawyer in Brooklyn, NY as having many Russian clients in the Brighton Beach, NY area. Cohen is b6 1 the go?between Russia and the Trump Campaign and replaced Paul Manafort and b7C _1 Carter Page. Cohen's wife's last name is Shusterman I Cohen may have attended a meeting in Prague, possibly in September, regarding the Trump Campaign and the Russians. Derived NSISC-ZOO 12/12/2016 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b3 -1 File# Date drafted 12/14/2016 136 '2 b'7C - 2 by b?7E 1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. F-eiuewzinn-e (Rev. 05-08?10) SEC ORN Continuation of FD-302 of Interview of Bruce Ohr ,On 12/12/2016 ,Pme According to Simpson, much of his collection about the Trump campaign ties to RUssia comes from Simpson does not know his name. A former Trump campaign official, possibly Rick Wilson, was talking about some of the Trump ties to Russia and the Trump Campaign tried to sue him for violating his non?disclosure agreement. A Russian senator and mobster named Torshin may be involved in running the Central Bank of Russia. Torshin's name comes up in in Law Enforcement Organized Crime circles as he is well known in a famous Spanish case that shows direct linkages between Russian Organized Crime, Torshin and the Russian Government. Torshin may have funneled Russian money to the National Rifle Association (NRA) to use in support of Trump. An NRA Ifound out about the money pipeline and was very Simpson lawyer, upset, but the election was over by the time she learned of it. stated there are pictures or Torshin with Trump. Simpson provided OHR with an article on the NRA and Torsion. The article is an attachment to this document. Some of Simpson's staff believe the NRA spent an abnormally large amount of money during the election, possibly indicating Russian involvement, but others in his company disagree. The New York Times story from October 3, 2016, that Trump campaio (3 NF) downplayed the connection between Alfa Bank servers and th There was communication and it wasn't Spam. 2 of 3 was incorrect. Simpson received a bizarre tip on December 9 that the lSimpson is not sure whether to believe this. Simpson still thinks Sergei Millian is a key figure connecting Trump to Russia. Looking at Millian led Simpson's company to Cohen. Simpson would be surprised if Millian was still in the U.S. Simpson believes Millian is an SVR officer, however he is deducing this from Millian's alias, not because he was told Millian was SVR. overseen many financial transfers from Russia to assist the Trump campaign. 7W~Simpson speak to the Mother Jones reporter as it was Simpson's Hail Mary attempt. SEC FORN Millian may have -1,3 b7A -1 b7C -1,3 b7E -2,3 b7E - 4 (Rev. 05-08-10) SECRE OFORN Agra?Interview of Bruce 0hr On 12/12/2016 b3 -1 b7E -1 ,Page 3 of 3 OHR asked Simpson if he was concerned about his personal safety. Simpson responded that he learned from his Russian investigative reporting what they were capable of but there was no way for him to know if they were coming after him. Simpson mentioned that someone called and asked him to find out where all of the Alfa Bank stories were coming from. Simpson did not state this was a threat from the Russians, but that was the impression made upon OHR based upon the timing of the comment and using that story as a response to OHR's question. SEC RN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . Document participants have digitally signed NI signatures have been Veli?ed by 8 . (Rev. 5-3-10) OFFIGIAL Keenan] Dateofentry 12/27/2016 DRAFT MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. Bruce OHR, I currently the Associate b6 -5 Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice?s b7c '5 Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: n.1, On December 20, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. OHR provided writer with an 8GB SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB micro digital data storage drive (thumb drive). Glen Simpson at Fusion GPS hired OHR's wife, Nellie Ohr, to conduct research for his firm. OHR voluntarily provided his wife's research to the FBI. OHR provided the interviewing Agent with the thumb drive and indicated it contained the totality of the work Nellie 0hr conducted for Simpson, but the Fusion GPS header was stripped. Nellie Ohr is a Russian linguist/analyst and a former Russian History professor. The thumb drive was entered into evidence. 12/20/2016 Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) Inves igatinn on b3 -1 Fileii Date drafted 12/20/2016 b6 _2 b7C -2 b7E -1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. renews-inns b6 ?2 b7C -2 '7 9 OFFIGIAL Raconn i=1. uclirnenl participants have digitally signed. All Slgnalurus have been veri?ed by a c-m?ad inlumialmn system .ea SECRE OFORN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION -1 of 2- (Rev. 5-8-10) Dateofentry 01/31/2017 DRAFT MBTERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. {33 Bruce I currently the b6 -5 Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of b7C '5 Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters, 935 Ave., Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: On January 20, 2017, OHR received an e?mail from Glen Simpson asking OHR to contact Simpson. OHR subsequently contacted Simpson telephonically. During the telephonic conversation, Simpson told OHR that one ofl has been identified and will likelv be publicly named by the media within the next couple of days. When OHR asked for more information regardingl land b6 4 the nature of the threat, Simpson replied he would contact Steele for more b7C 4 information and then re?contact OHR. 2 In the early hours of January 21, 2017, OHR received a text message from Steele which OHR did not notice until later in the morning. Around 8:00 am on the same day, OHR received call from Steele. During this conversation Steele relayed his concerns regarding the safety of Decl ssify n: 20421231 SEC FORN mwmimmnmi 01/23/2017 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Personne# DMeM?md 01/25/2017 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. F-eigiewzinn-io (Rev. 05-08-10) SEC FORN b3 ?1 b7E -1 Interview of Bruce Ohr 23 Jannarv 9017 01/23{2017 ?333 2 of 2 I?may need help quickly?ifSteele also told OHR that he spoke with a staff member of Senator John McCain?s office sometime prior to October 2016. Steele had this conversation at the request since October 2016, Steele had not spoken to anyone regarding the Trump dossier. b6 '1 b7C ?1 OHR took notes during the contact with Simpson and Steele to preserve his memory and referred to them during the interview. OHR's notes are an attachment to this document. SEC FORN F-sl(iew2-1e73-11 Raconn FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) i cem?eri FE: mfomlahun system )5 SEC FORN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .Dateofentry 01/27/2017 DRAFT MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. BruCe OHR, I currently the b6 '5 Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of b7C ?5 Justice?s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters, 935 Ave., Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Special Agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: On Januar 24, 2017, OHR received a WhatsApp notification from Christopher Steele. On January 25, 2017, Steele contacted and spoke with OHR via WhatsAppOHR took notes during the contact with Steele to preserve his memory and referred to them during the interview. OHR's notes are an attachment to this document. 01/25/2017 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b3 ?1 . b6 -2 nm# Dwemaed 01/25/2017 b7C _2 by b7E -1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. b6 -2 b7C -2 Recent: F9302 (Rev- 5'84?) 1 ?mistress:transit:J SEC FORN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 01/27/2017 DRAFT MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program ma nag . i Bruce OHR, I currently the b6 '5 Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of b7C _5 Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters, 935 Ave., Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Special Agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: iUi' On January 27, 2017, OHR received a WhatsApp notification from be ?4 Christopher Steele indicatingl land Steele :33 would like to keep the line of communication open with OHR for future contact. OHR replied in the affirmative. Reason Derived NSISC- Decl ssif 0n: 20421231 SEC FORN 01/27/2017 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b3 ?1 b6 -2 . 01/27/2017 File Date drafted b7C _2 by b7E -1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. F-etdewimn-ia it}; in b6 -2 b7C -2 (Rev. 5-8?10) - 1 Of 2 .- signalures have been veri?ed by 3 SEC OFORN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 02/08/2017 DRAFT MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. Bruce OHR, currently the b6 _5 b7C -5 Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters, 935 Ave., Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Special Agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: OHR stated he had been contacted by Christopher Steele, via WhatsApp, on January 31, 2017. On January 30, 2017, the Trump Administration fired Acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and Steele had contacted OHR to determine if OHR anticipated being fired as well and, if so, who in the Department of Justice could he continue to reach out to. OHR added that he had previously explained to Steele at some point, his contact with the U.S. Government would have to involve the FBI. Interviewing agents asked OHR to ask Steele if he would be comfortable getting the name of an FBI agent. (5 OHR advised Kathleen Kavalec, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 77777777777 Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State would be b1 ?1 Per DOS meeting representatives in order to discuss potential Russian b5 ?4 influence in their upcoming Presidential elections. OHR reminded the b7C '4 b7D -2 interviewing agents Kavalec did speak with Steele several times prior to the 2016 US Presidential election and believed Steele?s reporting to have generated from -nmw OHR also attorney representingl bl '1 I plained his client felt gig: :2 _i 3 aw?re recently complica ed by the rBlReason. Derived FBI Decla lfy On 0421231 SEC ORN 02/06/2017 an Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b3 -1 File# Datedrafted 02/08/2017 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FER 14 (Rev. 05-08-10) SEC ORN b3 -1 777777 mm? b7E -1 Interview of Bruce 0hr 06 2017 2 of 2 like to 'clean things up' and felt the circumstances surrounding the 2016 b3 _1 US Presidential election had become ?too emotional.? OHR stated, as he b6 3? 4 understood it, : was informed of what was required during the FBI 1370 3, 4 interviewPanama-1:171:15 (Rev. 5-8-10) SEC ORN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 02/15/2017 DRAFT MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. 777777777777777777 Bruce OHR, currently the b5 '5 Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of b7C ?5 Justice?s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters, 935 Ave., Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Special Agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: OHR stated he had been contacted by Christopher Steele, via WhatsApp and OHR responded via FaceTime on 02/11/2017. . b6 -1, 4 "W'Steele adVised OHR thatl OHR addedl Steele?s company is continuing to work for bothl I another attorney forl However, OHR explained Steele is beginning to worry about his business and was preparing a] Ito broker a business relationship with the FBI. Steele advised OHR, 'You may see me re?emerge b6 -1, 3! 4 in a couple of weeksOHR responded he had yet to ask Steele if he would like to b7E -2, 3 be provided with an FBI contact. i?i~ OHR also advised was doing fine, but were still a bit "freaked out." However, it seemed to Steele that things were calming down and he was pleased about a recent CNN article that stated U.S. 02/14/2017 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) b3 -1 b6 -2 File Date drafted This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. (Rev. 05-08?10Interview of Bruce Ohr 14 2017 . . Eg? 2 of 2 dossier. SEC FORN F-BI(1aw2-1a73-17 b6 -2 b7C ?2 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateofentry 05/10/2017 iHiw ??On 5/8/2017interviewed BRUCE OHR, I I currently the b7C _5 Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) at FBI Washington Field Office, 601 4th Street, Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: -u OHR and STEELE communicated via text message in WhatsApp and arranged a call for 5/3/2017 at 8:00 AM. STEELE told OHR that business was good. i?i mew" elm; STEELE had been worried about Director Comey's upcoming testimony to congress, especially his response to questions that would be raised by Representative Grassley. STEELE was specifically concerned about anything Director Comey would say I b3 ?1 was happy with Director Comey's responseprevious conversation, STEELE had expressed concern for b7D '2 STEELE informed OHR that the disclosure laws in the UK were more narrow than in the United States and therefore limited his ability to testify before Congress. STEELE cited specifically that he was restricted from b6 -1, 4 i?i (mw~ I land had been on the staff b7C -1, 4 of thel At the time of the interview, b7D -2 was working with the Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In 05/08/2017 a Person) Investigation on b3 -1 nm# Dmemmed 05/08/2017 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; if and its contents are not to be distributed outside Oura enc F-sigistviion-is (Rev. 05-08?10) SECRE ORN b3 ?1 b7E ?1 Interview of Bruce Ohr 8 May 05/08 On /2017 ,ng 2 of 2 "a would be visiting STEELE soon and were in the process of "lawyering up? (NFI). b6 -1 b7C ?1 WINER was bringing over a letter separately (NFI). L. mu STEELE was interested in working with the FBI and had additional information if the FBI was interested. SECRE OFORN F-slgiem-mn-m b6 -2 b7C -2 . HEconn a Document pallrcinanls have dagllally signer: --. All Signalules have been vermed by a i cert-lied infomlallon system (Rev. 5?3?10) - 1 of - SEC FORN Dateofentry 05/12/2017 (s E) On 5/12/2017, SAI and ?WinterViewed BRUCE OHR, I I currently the b6 ?5 Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of b7C _5 Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) at FBI Washington Field Office, 601 4th Street, Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: sent OHR a text message in WhatsApp some time around Tuesday and they set up a call via WhatsApp for Wednesday 2:00 PM EST. 7" -Over the course of their telephone call, STEELE informed OHR that he had received a letter from the Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC). The letter requested answers to the following questions: 1. Had STEELE provided information to the US Government? 2. What was the scope of STEELE's investigation? 3. Did STEELE have any additional information to provide? STEELE mentioned that SIC was considering sending staffers to b6 -2 that OHR ask STEELE if he would be willing b7C '2 to have a conversation with FBI agents in the UK. OHR agreed to pass along the message. Derived . National Securi ormation SCG 0271231 SEC RN Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Investigationon 05/12/2017 at PersonThis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside our a one . F-eI(mw2-ln73-2o b6 -2 b7C -2 will? ??fe Recoan Document parti Ipants have digiiai iy signed I All ssgnalures lave been by is 1? :33 cemrled FBI Information syslem -1 of 1- (Rev. 5-3-10) SEC FORN FEDERALIHHUDUJOFINVESTHIATHNV Dateofentry 05/16/2017 5/15/2017. SAI land 8313] interviewed BRUCE OHR, currently the Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) at FBI Washington Field Office, 601 4th Street, Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: CHRISTOPHER STEELE sent OHR a text message in WhatsApp on or around Friday, 5/12/2017. The two set up a call via WhatsApp for Saturday at 9:00 AM EST. 1_ Per 5 previous request, OHR asked STEELE if he would be b5 '1 willing to meet with FBI agents. STEELE responded that the answer was an b7C ?1 immediate yes but that he would need to check withl OHR was clear that this would be nothing more than a conversation with the FBI and STEELE said that would be alright. STEELE informed OHR that he had information regarding a - conversation betweenl 7777777 STEELE contacted OHR via Whatsapp at 9:45 AM on Monday, 5/15 E) /2017. STEELE said thatl were both Ok b6 2 with him talking to the FBI. b7C 2 77777 my pm 7" OHR that he would communicate with headquarters i-I regarding FBI agents meeting with STEELE and let him know when he received a response. Reason: Derived From: Security Inf DeclassWashington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Invest'ationon 05/15/2017 . at Person) b6 _2 b7C -2 File# Datedraf?ted 05/15/2017 b7E -1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FER 373-2 1 53 i 1- w. 1' inkp ?1 )k i :21 I f?il? mg Russian. FQ-??-raaltimi. if! 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