# 2016 election-interference investigations

The [Russian government](/organizations/russian-government) conducted foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the presidential campaign of [Hillary Clinton](/people/hillary-clinton), boosting the presidential campaign of [Donald Trump](/people/mig-donald-trump), and increasing political and social discord in the United States. According to the U. S.

## Dated facts

- 2017: Mueller investigation examines Russian interference and Trump-campaign contacts. https://factrail.ai/facts/mueller-investigation-examines-russian-interference-and-trump-campaign-contacts-2017.

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/drivers/2016-election-interference-investigations