A federal grand jury in Washington on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. The filing of the sealed charges was first reported by CNN. The charges are sealed under orders from a federal judge, and it was not clear what the charges were, CNN said. Mueller is investigating whether Trump campaign officials colluded with those Russian efforts. Mueller was appointed by the Justice Department in May to lead the investigation after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, who was leading a federal investigation into possible collusion with Russia.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2017 03:00 UTC