Trump-Russia investigation Mueller charges 13 Russians with interfering in US election to help Trump DoJ indictment alleges Russian operatives ‘communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump campaign’ Ten key takeaways from the Mueller indictment Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/APThirteen Russians have been criminally charged for interfering in the 2016 US election to help Donald Trump, the office of Robert Mueller, the special counsel, announced on Friday. Events were organised by Russians posing as Trump supporters and as groups opposed to Trump such as Black Lives Matter, according to prosecutors. US intelligence agencies previously concluded that Russians mounted an attack on the US election system aimed at electing Donald Trump to the presidency. Two Trump campaign advisers have pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2018 18:09 UTC