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10. pg 264 pdf / 52 of report

On March 9, 2017, Corney briefed the "Gang of Eight" congressional leaders about the
FBI's investigation of Russian interference, including an identification of the principal U.S.
subjects of the investigation. 307 Although it is unclear whether the President knew of that briefing
at the time, notes taken by Annie Donaldson , then McGahn' s chief of staff, on March 12, 2017 ,
state, "POTUS in panic/chaos ... Need binders to put in front of POTUS. (1) All things related
to Russia." 308 The week after Corney's briefing, the White House Counsel's Office was in contact
with SSCI Chairman Senator Richard Burr about the Russia investigations and appears to have
received information about the status of the FBI investigation. 309