Mueller special counsel investigationLife and businessEarly life and educationBusiness careerThe Trump Organizationwealthtax returnsMedia careerThe ApprenticebibliographyfilmographyFamilyAge and healthFoundationPublic imageIn popular culture"Trump always chickens out"EponymsPseudonymsSNL parodiesResidencesAmerican footballGolfHonorsLegal affairsIndictmentsSexual misconduct allegationsEpstein tiesMakeupHandshakesAssassination attemptsNVPAperpetratorphotographsFLperpetratorDCViews and ideologyTrumpismPolitical positionsEndorsements"Make America Great Again"MovementRhetoricNicknamesReligionRacial viewsAntisemitismFascismConspiracy theoriesMisinformation"Trump derangement syndrome"Election denialismThird term45th and 47th President of the United StatesPresidencies firstsecondtimelineTransitions firstsecondInaugurations firstsecondPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 days firstsecondExecutive actionsexecutive ordersproclamationspardonsTripsinternationalOpinion polling firstsecondLegal affairsProtestsSocial media (X)Corruption allegations2026 RNCPoliciesDomestic firstsecondEconomic firstsecondtariffs firstsecondLiberation Day tariffstrade wars ChinaCanada and MexicoEnvironment firstsecondwind energyForeign firstsecondAmerica FirstAmerican expansionismDonroe DoctrineOperation Southern SpearGreenland crisisIran relations firstsecond2026 Iran warGovernment shutdowns 20182018–201920252026Immigration firstsecondInfrastructureSocial firstsecondcannabis firstsecondSpace firstsecondAppointmentsFirst CabinetSecond CabinetAmbassadorsFederal judgesGorsuchKavanaughBarrettSupreme Court candidatesExecutivesU.S. AttorneysPresidential campaigns2000primaries2016electionprimariesendorsementsralliesconventiondebatesNever Trump movementpeopleAccess Hollywood tapewiretapping allegationsSpygate2020electionprimariesendorsements politicalnon-politicaloppositionralliesconventiondebatesGOP reactions to election fraud claimsTrump–Raffensperger phone call2024electionprimariesendorsementsoppositioneligibilityAgenda 47ralliesconventiondebatesImpeachmentsEffortsresolutionsFirst impeachmentTrump–Ukraine scandalHouse inquirySenate trialSecond impeachmentCapitol attackSenate trialProposed expungementsProsecutions2020 election federal indictmentClassified documents federal indictmentspecial counsel investigationPlasmic EchoFBI search of Mar-a-LagoTrump v. United StatesNew York indictmentStormy Daniels scandalKaren McDougal affairfinancial fraudGeorgia election indictmentGeorgia election investigationmug shotCOVID-19 pandemicTaskforceGovernment responsestimulus billsCARES ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021Operation Warp SpeedWhite House outbreakInterference with science agenciesThe Robert Mueller special counsel investigation was a criminal investigation into associates of 45th U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin regarding Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and was conducted by special prosecutorRobert Mueller from May 2017 to March 2019.
Links between Trump associates and Russian officialsLife and businessEarly life and educationBusiness careerThe Trump Organizationwealthtax returnsMedia careerThe ApprenticebibliographyfilmographyFamilyAge and healthFoundationPublic imageIn popular culture"Trump always chickens out"EponymsPseudonymsSNL parodiesResidencesAmerican footballGolfHonorsLegal affairsIndictmentsSexual misconduct allegationsEpstein tiesMakeupHandshakesAssassination attemptsNVPAperpetratorphotographsFLperpetratorDCViews and ideologyTrumpismPolitical positionsEndorsements"Make America Great Again"MovementRhetoricNicknamesReligionRacial viewsAntisemitismFascismConspiracy theoriesMisinformation"Trump derangement syndrome"Election denialismThird term45th and 47th President of the United StatesPresidencies firstsecondtimelineTransitions firstsecondInaugurations firstsecondPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 days firstsecondExecutive actionsexecutive ordersproclamationspardonsTripsinternationalOpinion polling firstsecondLegal affairsProtestsSocial media (X)Corruption allegations2026 RNCPoliciesDomestic firstsecondEconomic firstsecondtariffs firstsecondLiberation Day tariffstrade wars ChinaCanada and MexicoEnvironment firstsecondwind energyForeign firstsecondAmerica FirstAmerican expansionismDonroe DoctrineOperation Southern SpearGreenland crisisIran relations firstsecond2026 Iran warGovernment shutdowns 20182018–201920252026Immigration firstsecondInfrastructureSocial firstsecondcannabis firstsecondSpace firstsecondAppointmentsFirst CabinetSecond CabinetAmbassadorsFederal judgesGorsuchKavanaughBarrettSupreme Court candidatesExecutivesU.S. AttorneysPresidential campaigns2000primaries2016electionprimariesendorsementsralliesconventiondebatesNever Trump movementpeopleAccess Hollywood tapewiretapping allegationsSpygate2020electionprimariesendorsements politicalnon-politicaloppositionralliesconventiondebatesGOP reactions to election fraud claimsTrump–Raffensperger phone call2024electionprimariesendorsementsoppositioneligibilityAgenda 47ralliesconventiondebatesImpeachmentsEffortsresolutionsFirst impeachmentTrump–Ukraine scandalHouse inquirySenate trialSecond impeachmentCapitol attackSenate trialProposed expungementsProsecutions2020 election federal indictmentClassified documents federal indictmentspecial counsel investigationPlasmic EchoFBI search of Mar-a-LagoTrump v. United StatesNew York indictmentStormy Daniels scandalKaren McDougal affairfinancial fraudGeorgia election indictmentGeorgia election investigationmug shotCOVID-19 pandemicTaskforceGovernment responsestimulus billsCARES ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021Operation Warp SpeedWhite House outbreakInterference with science agenciesSince Donald Trump was a 2016 candidate for the office of President of the United States, multiple suspicious links between Trump associates and Russian officials were discovered by the FBI, a special counsel investigation, and several United States congressional committees, as part of their investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaignAmerican political campaignLife and businessEarly life and educationBusiness careerThe Trump Organizationwealthtax returnsMedia careerThe ApprenticebibliographyfilmographyFamilyAge and healthFoundationPublic imageIn popular culture"Trump always chickens out"EponymsPseudonymsSNL parodiesResidencesAmerican footballGolfHonorsLegal affairsIndictmentsSexual misconduct allegationsEpstein tiesMakeupHandshakesAssassination attemptsNVPAperpetratorphotographsFLperpetratorDCViews and ideologyTrumpismPolitical positionsEndorsements"Make America Great Again"MovementRhetoricNicknamesReligionRacial viewsAntisemitismFascismConspiracy theoriesMisinformation"Trump derangement syndrome"Election denialismThird term45th and 47th President of the United StatesPresidencies firstsecondtimelineTransitions firstsecondInaugurations firstsecondPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 days firstsecondExecutive actionsExecutive orders firstsecondproclamationsPardons firstsecondTripsinternationalOpinion polling firstsecondLegal affairsProtestsSocial media (X)Corruption allegationsInsider trading2026 RNCPoliciesDomestic firstsecondEconomic firstsecondtariffs firstsecondLiberation Day tariffstrade wars ChinaCanadaMexicoEnvironment firstsecondwind energyForeign firstsecondAmerica FirstAmerican expansionismDonroe DoctrineOperation Southern SpearGreenland crisisIran relations firstsecond2026 Iran warGovernment shutdowns 20182018–201920252026Immigration firstsecondInfrastructureSocial firstsecondcannabis firstsecondSpace firstsecondAppointmentsFirst CabinetSecond CabinetAmbassadorsFederal judgesGorsuchKavanaughBarrettSupreme Court candidatesExecutivesU.S. AttorneysPresidential campaigns2000primaries2016electionprimariesendorsementsralliesconventiondebatesNever Trump movementpeopleAccess Hollywood tapewiretapping allegationsSpygate2020electionprimariesendorsements politicalnon-politicaloppositionralliesconventiondebatesGOP reactions to election fraud claimsTrump–Raffensperger phone call2024electionprimariesendorsementsoppositioneligibilityAgenda 47ralliesconventiondebatesImpeachmentsEffortsresolutionsFirst impeachmentTrump–Ukraine scandalHouse inquirySenate trialSecond impeachmentCapitol attackSenate trialProposed expungementsProsecutions2020 election federal indictmentClassified documents federal indictmentspecial counsel investigationPlasmic EchoFBI search of Mar-a-LagoTrump v. United StatesNew York indictmentStormy Daniels scandalKaren McDougal affairfinancial fraudGeorgia election indictmentGeorgia election investigationmug shotCOVID-19 pandemicTaskforceGovernment responsestimulus billsCARES ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021Operation Warp SpeedWhite House outbreakInterference with science agenciesDonald Trump ran a successful campaign for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Robert MuellerRobert Swan Mueller III (; August 7, 1944 – March 20, 2026) was an American lawyer who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013. A graduate of Princeton University and New York University, Mueller served as a U.S. Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War, receiving a Bronze Star for heroism and a Purple Heart. He later attended the University of Virginia School of Law.Russian interference in the 2016 United States electionsLife and businessEarly life and educationBusiness careerThe Trump Organizationwealthtax returnsMedia careerThe ApprenticebibliographyfilmographyFamilyAge and healthFoundationPublic imageIn popular culture"Trump always chickens out"EponymsPseudonymsSNL parodiesResidencesAmerican footballGolfHonorsLegal affairsIndictmentsSexual misconduct allegationsEpstein tiesMakeupHandshakesAssassination attemptsNVPAperpetratorphotographsFLperpetratorDCViews and ideologyTrumpismPolitical positionsEndorsements"Make America Great Again"MovementRhetoricNicknamesReligionRacial viewsAntisemitismFascismConspiracy theoriesMisinformation"Trump derangement syndrome"Election denialismThird term45th and 47th President of the United StatesPresidencies firstsecondtimelineTransitions firstsecondInaugurations firstsecondPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 days firstsecondExecutive actionsexecutive ordersproclamationspardonsTripsinternationalOpinion polling firstsecondLegal affairsProtestsSocial media (X)Corruption allegations2026 RNCPoliciesDomestic firstsecondEconomic firstsecondtariffs firstsecondLiberation Day tariffstrade wars ChinaCanada and MexicoEnvironment firstsecondwind energyForeign firstsecondAmerica FirstAmerican expansionismDonroe DoctrineOperation Southern SpearGreenland crisisIran relations firstsecond2026 Iran warGovernment shutdowns 20182018–201920252026Immigration firstsecondInfrastructureSocial firstsecondcannabis firstsecondSpace firstsecondAppointmentsFirst CabinetSecond CabinetAmbassadorsFederal judgesGorsuchKavanaughBarrettSupreme Court candidatesExecutivesU.S. AttorneysPresidential campaigns2000primaries2016electionprimariesendorsementsralliesconventiondebatesNever Trump movementpeopleAccess Hollywood tapewiretapping allegationsSpygate2020electionprimariesendorsements politicalnon-politicaloppositionralliesconventiondebatesGOP reactions to election fraud claimsTrump–Raffensperger phone call2024electionprimariesendorsementsoppositioneligibilityAgenda 47ralliesconventiondebatesImpeachmentsEffortsresolutionsFirst impeachmentTrump–Ukraine scandalHouse inquirySenate trialSecond impeachmentCapitol attackSenate trialProposed expungementsProsecutions2020 election federal indictmentClassified documents federal indictmentspecial counsel investigationPlasmic EchoFBI search of Mar-a-LagoTrump v. United StatesNew York indictmentStormy Daniels scandalKaren McDougal affairfinancial fraudGeorgia election indictmentGeorgia election investigationmug shotCOVID-19 pandemicTaskforceGovernment responsestimulus billsCARES ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021Operation Warp SpeedWhite House outbreakInterference with science agenciesPersonalPolitical positionsHonors and awardsBibliographyLegal careerCorporate careerActivities after 2016Public imageFirst Lady of ArkansasTenureFirst Lady of the United StatesTenureHealth care planChildren's Health Insurance ProgramAdoption and Safe Families ActFoster Care Independence ActVital VoicesClinton plan intelligence conspiracy theoryVast right-wing conspiracySave America's TreasuresWhite House Millennium CouncilHillarylandWhitewater controversyWhite House travel office controversyWhite House FBI files controversyCattle futures controversyU.S. Senator from New YorkTenure2000 election2006 electionU.S. Secretary of StateTenureInternational tripsBenghazi attackObama administrationObama's foreign policyQDDREmail controversyHillary DoctrinePresidential campaigns2008PrimariesConventionEndorsements2016PrimariesConventionDebatesElectionVice Presidential SelectionBasket of deplorablesEndorsements PoliticalNon-politicalCelebritiesScreen and stage performersOrganizationsClinton FoundationState Department controversyOnward TogetherPersonalFamilyMeeting tableLanguageOpinionsPetsPolitical careerRise to powerPrime Minister of RussiaPremiershipCabinets firstsecondInternational tripsPresident of RussiaPresidencyInaugurations 1st2nd3rd4th5thInternational tripsPolitical groupsOppositionSpeechesMunichCrimeaValdai2020 Federal AssemblyDonetsk and Luhansk 2022Ukraine 20222022 MoscowSummits LjubljanaBratislavaHelsinkiGenevaAlaskaBudapestPoliciesDomesticlegislation and programsmilitary reformconstitutional reformnational championspriority projectsstabilization fundundesirable organizations lawForeignAnnexation of CrimeaWar in DonbasIntervention in SyriaInvasion of Ukraine2022 annexation of four Ukrainian regionsTransnational repressionPutin's PlanPresidential campaigns2000election2004election2012election2018Gays for Putin!PutinTeamelection2024electionLegacyAlleged doublesIncapacity and death claimsGrandpa in his bunkerHonoursOpposition in RussiaPhone call to PutinPublic image"Putin khuylo!"PutinismPutinisationPutinlandPutlerYanukovich's letter to PutinThe Russian government conducted foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and increasing political and social discord in the United States.
2016 United States presidential electionPresidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Trump/Pence and blue denotes those won by Clinton/Kaine. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia. On election night, Trump won 306 electors and Clinton 232. However, because of seven faithless electors (five Democratic and two Republican), Trump received 304 votes and Clinton 227.Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016.
William BarrWilliam Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020. Born and raised in New York City, Barr was educated at the Horace Mann School, Columbia University, and George Washington University Law School. From 1971 to 1977, Barr was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)Life and businessEarly life and educationBusiness careerThe Trump Organizationwealthtax returnsMedia careerThe ApprenticebibliographyfilmographyFamilyAge and healthFoundationPublic imageIn popular culture"Trump always chickens out"EponymsPseudonymsSNL parodiesResidencesAmerican footballGolfHonorsLegal affairsIndictmentsSexual misconduct allegationsEpstein tiesMakeupHandshakesAssassination attemptsNVPAperpetratorphotographsFLperpetratorDCViews and ideologyTrumpismPolitical positionsEndorsements"Make America Great Again"MovementRhetoricNicknamesReligionRacial viewsAntisemitismFascismConspiracy theoriesMisinformation"Trump derangement syndrome"Election denialismThird term45th and 47th President of the United StatesPresidencies firstsecondtimelineTransitions firstsecondInaugurations firstsecondPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 days firstsecondExecutive actionsExecutive orders firstsecondproclamationsPardons firstsecondTripsinternationalOpinion polling firstsecondLegal affairsProtestsSocial media (X)Corruption allegationsInsider trading2026 RNCPoliciesDomestic firstsecondEconomic firstsecondtariffs firstsecondLiberation Day tariffstrade wars ChinaCanadaMexicoEnvironment firstsecondForeign firstsecondAmerica FirstAmerican expansionismDonroe DoctrineOperation Southern SpearGreenland crisisIran relations firstsecond2026 Iran warGovernment shutdowns 20182018–201920252026Immigration firstsecondInfrastructureSocial firstsecondcannabis firstsecondSpace firstsecondAppointmentsFirst CabinetSecond CabinetAmbassadorsFederal judgesGorsuchKavanaughBarrettSupreme Court candidatesExecutivesU.S. AttorneysPresidential campaigns2000primaries2016electionprimariesendorsementsralliesconventiondebatesNever Trump movementpeopleAccess Hollywood tapewiretapping allegationsSpygate2020electionprimariesendorsements politicalnon-politicaloppositionralliesconventiondebatesGOP reactions to election fraud claimsTrump–Raffensperger phone call2024electionprimariesendorsementsoppositioneligibilityAgenda 47ralliesconventiondebatesImpeachmentsEffortsresolutionsFirst impeachmentTrump–Ukraine scandalHouse inquirySenate trialSecond impeachmentCapitol attackSenate trialProposed expungementsProsecutions2020 election federal indictmentClassified documents federal indictmentspecial counsel investigationPlasmic EchoFBI search of Mar-a-LagoTrump v. United StatesNew York indictmentStormy Daniels scandalKaren McDougal affairfinancial fraudGeorgia election indictmentGeorgia election investigationmug shotCOVID-19 pandemicTaskforceGovernment responsestimulus billsCARES ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021Operation Warp SpeedWhite House outbreakInterference with science agenciesDonald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States.Special counselIn the United States, a special counsel (formerly called special prosecutor or independent counsel) is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority. Other jurisdictions have similar systems.
United States Attorney GeneralThe United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters. The attorney general is also a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States and a member of the United States National Security Council.
Obstruction of justice in the United StatesIn United States jurisdictions, obstruction of justice refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials. Common law jurisdictions other than the United States tend to use the wider offense of perverting the course of justice.
Government of RussiaThe government of Russia or fully titled the Government of the Russian Federation is the highest federal executive governmental body of the Russian Federation. It is accountable to the president of the Russian Federation and controlled by the State Duma. The status and procedure of its activities are determined by chapter 6 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the provisions of the federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation".*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.