[THE INDEX] tab allows readers to access the index on its own, in text form:
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use the A to Z bar to quickly go to a topic
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enter Ctrl-F to find a word or phrase
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or browse it, simply to explore
[THE REPORT] tab allows readers to reference the index side-by-side with The Mueller Report, both in PDF form:
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the PDFs can be scrolled through, zoomed into/out of, searched by page number, and printed directly from the website
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if using the index alongside the printed book, the most useful editions are those that retain the original pagination of the Department of Justice report; for instance, The Mueller Report, authored by the Washington Post staff, published by Simon & Schuster
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Now, start with a research topic. For example, let's say you want to research the Mueller team's discriminating use of these related terms:
COLLUSION CONSPIRACY COORDINATION
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Find the entry for “collusion” in the Index (or look for the wordstem “collude”).
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Then, for each page reference in the entry, go to the corresponding page in the Report.
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Do the same for the other terms, “coordination” and “conspiracy.”
Here is a sample of Notes made from consulting the Index as described above:
SELECTIONS FROM THE INDEX
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collusion
discussion, I.2, 180–181
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conspiracy
charges of, I.174
discussion, I.2, 180–181
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coordination, potential, I.2, 180–181
foreign agent statutes, I.181–183
governing law, I.181–182
not established, I.66, 127, 131
RELATED PASSAGES IN THE MUELLER REPORT
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page I.2
"But collusion is not a specific offense or theory of liability found in the United States Code, nor is it a term of art in federal criminal law."
page I.174
"On February 16, 2018, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment charging 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities . . . with violating U.S. criminal laws in order to interfere with U.S. elections and political processes. The indictment charges all of the defendants with conspiracy . . ."
page I.127
"Ambassador Kislyak continued his efforts to interact with Campaign officials with responsibility for the foreign-policy portfolio-among them Sessions and Gordon-in the weeks after the Convention. The Office did not identify evidence in those interactions of coordination
beween the Campaign and the Russian government."