; 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