Aleksandr Torshin
Russian politician
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| 2018 | Spanish police wiretappings were handed over to the FBI, with Spanish prosecutor José Grinda suggesting potential political implications, noting that 'Mr. Trump's son should be concerned'. |
| 2018 | Suddenly retired from his position as deputy head of the Central Bank of Russia. |
| July 17 2018 | The New York Times reports on Torshin's canceled 2017 White House visit due to ongoing money laundering investigations. |
| May 16 2018 | The Senate Intelligence Committee releases a report suggesting the Kremlin used the NRA to access and assist Trump's campaign through Torshin and Butina. |
| April 2018 | The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on Torshin, freezing his U.S. assets and barring his entry into the United States. |
| January 2018 | Media reports emerge that Robert Mueller's Special Counsel is investigating Torshin's alleged links to Russian organized crime and potential money laundering to the NRA to benefit Trump's campaign. |
| 2017 | A planned White House visit by Torshin is canceled after a national security aide notes his ongoing investigation by Spanish authorities for money laundering. |
| 2016 | Torshin attends his last NRA annual meeting in this year, becoming a subject of the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. elections. |
| 2016 | A Spanish investigation connected Torshin to the Taganskaya Gang, alleging his involvement in money laundering through banks and real estate in Spain. Spanish police concluded that Torshin stood higher in the criminal group's structure than Romanov. |
| May 2016 | Alexander Romanov, the leader of the Taganskaya Gang, was arrested in Spain and sentenced to four years in prison for illegal transactions. |
| 2015 | Torshin left the Federation Council. |
| 2015 | Appointed as deputy head of the Central Bank of Russia. |
| 2014 | Torshin and Butina attend the NRA annual meeting as special guests of former NRA president David Keene. |
| 2013 | Spanish police planned to arrest Torshin during a visit to Mallorca for a friend's birthday party, but he did not arrive. Police speculated he might have been tipped off by Russian authorities. |
| 2012 | Torshin begins meeting with every NRA president, following an invitation from then-NRA President David Keene after the 2011 meeting. |
| 2011 | Aleksandr Torshin begins attending NRA annual meetings in the United States, establishing a cooperative relationship with the NRA through Maria Butina, who founded a Russian gun rights organization in this year. |
| September 21 2011 | Valentina Matviyenko from the United Russia Party assumed her responsibilities as Federation Council chairman, replacing Torshin as acting chairman. |
| May 19 2011 | Torshin became the acting chairman of the Federation Council after Sergey Mironov was ousted by the majority United Russia party. |
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