Late July: The FBI quietly begins investigating Russian election interference after WikiLeaks publishes 20,000 emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee. On the campaign trail, Trump calls on Russia to find 30,000 "missing" Clinton emails. November-December: After Trump wins the election, outgoing president Barack Obama announces new sanctions on Russia and expels 35 Moscow "spies" over the election interference. Trump denies he was helped by Russia, tweeting that talk of collusion is "FAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!" Mueller next charges former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos with lying to investigators about his dealings with Russians during 2016.

Source: Daily Nation March 25, 2019 03:22 UTC