U.S. charges Russians with 2016 U.S. election tampering to boost Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian propaganda arm oversaw a criminal and espionage conspiracy to tamper in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to support  Donald Trump  and disparage Hillary Clinton  said an indictment released on Friday that revealed more details than previously known about Moscowâs purported effort to interfere.
The surprise 37-page indictment could alter the divisive U.S. domestic debate over Russiaâs meddling  undercutting some Republicans who  along with  Trump   have attacked Muellerâs investigation.
The indictment is silent on the question of whether  the Trump campaign  colluded with the Kremlin  which Mueller is investigating.
In a tweet on Friday   Trump  gave  his  most direct acknowledgement that Russia had meddled in the election  which  he  has frequently disputed.
âRussia started their anti-US campaign in 2014  long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted.  The Trump campaign  did nothing wrong - no collusion!â  Trump  wrote.
The indictment broadly echoes the conclusions of a January 2017 U.S. intelligence assessment  which found that Russia had meddled in the election  and that its goals eventually included aiding  Trump . In November 2016   Trump  won a surprise victory over Democratic Party candidate Clinton.
 Trump  has never unequivocally accepted the U.S. intelligence report and has denounced Muellerâs probe as a âwitch hunt.â
Some of those charged  posing as Americans  âcommunicated with unwitting individuals associated with the  Trump  campaign â the indictment said.
Last year  Mueller charged  Trumpâs  former campaign manager and his deputy with money-laundering and other crimes  and accepted guilty pleas from two former foreign policy aides for lying to the FBI.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian propaganda arm oversaw a criminal and espionage conspiracy to tamper in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to support   [TGT] and disparage Hillary Clinton  said an indictment released on Friday that revealed more details than previously known about Moscowâs purported effort to interfere.
The surprise 37-page indictment could alter the divisive U.S. domestic debate over Russiaâs meddling  undercutting some Republicans who  along with   [TGT] have attacked Muellerâs investigation.
The indictment is silent on the question of whether   [TGT] colluded with the Kremlin  which Mueller is investigating.
In a tweet on  [TGT] gave  his  most direct acknowledgement that Russia had meddled in the election  which  he  has frequently disputed.
âRussia started their anti-US campaign in 2014  long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted.   [TGT] did nothing wrong - no collusion!â   [TGT] wrote.
The indictment broadly echoes the conclusions of a January 2017 U.S. intelligence assessment  which found that Russia had meddled in the election  and that its goals eventually included aiding   [TGT]  . In November 2016    [TGT] won a surprise victory over Democratic Party candidate Clinton.
  [TGT] has never unequivocally accepted the U.S. intelligence report and has denounced Muellerâs probe as a âwitch hunt.â
Some of those charged  posing as Americans  âcommunicated with unwitting individuals associated with  [TGT]  â the indictment said.
Last year  Mueller charged  Trumpâs  former campaign manager and his deputy with money-laundering and other crimes  and accepted guilty pleas from two former foreign policy aides for lying to the FBI.