; Whereas Russian interference in the election processes of democratic countries is not new but instead a continuation of the Translator Project, an ongoing information warfare effort launched by Russian Federation President Putin in 2014 to use social media to manipulate public opinion and voters in Western democracies; Whereas, on July 27, 2016, Russian military intelligence agents made their first effort to break into the servers used by Mrs. Clinton’s personal office, a burglary occurring immediately following then-Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump’s direct appeal to Russia to hack the Clinton campaign’s servers, saying, Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing, referring to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails; Whereas the Department of Justice investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into the Russian conspiracy to defraud the United States by sabotaging the 2016 Presidential election is still ongoing; Whereas at least 12 Trump campaign officials and associates had contacts with Russians during the campaign or transition, with at least 19 face-to-face interactions with Russians or Kremlin-linked figures and at least 51 individual communications; Whereas senior Trump campaign officials known to have had contact with Russians include the President’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, his son Donald J. Trump, Jr., former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, and Trump National Campaign Chairman Paul D. Manafort; Whereas the Special Counsel has, to date, indicted 32 persons, including 4 Trump campaign or administration officials, as well as 25 Russian nationals and 3 Russian companies