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The cases Mueller has revealed, legal analysts said, indicate he is pursuing an extensive probe that will explore both personal wrongdoing of those connected with President Trump and possible efforts campaign officials took to work with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, his longtime business partner, were charged in a separate, 12-count indictment in connection with their work advising a Russia-friendly political party in Ukraine.
Aaron Zelinsky, a lawyer in the special counsel's office, said at Papadopoulos's plea hearing, which was held in secret earlier this month, that the foreign policy adviser's case was a "small part" of a "large-scale ongoing investigation." Though Papadopoulos was first arrested in July, the court kept his case sealed for months after prosecutors asserted that making it public would "significantly undermine his ability to serve as a proactive cooperator."
Among many other counts, including conspiracy to launder money and failing to file reports of foreign bank accounts, Manafort and Gates were charged with carrying out a conspiracy against the United States. Specifically, the special counsel alleged that they worked to defraud the Justice and Treasury departments as they tried to hide their incomes and lobbying work for Ukrainian interests. Trump now claims not to know many people that comprise his own staff.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, his longtime business partner, were charged in a separate, 12-count indictment in connection with their work advising a Russia-friendly political party in Ukraine.
Aaron Zelinsky, a lawyer in the special counsel's office, said at Papadopoulos's plea hearing, which was held in secret earlier this month, that the foreign policy adviser's case was a "small part" of a "large-scale ongoing investigation." Though Papadopoulos was first arrested in July, the court kept his case sealed for months after prosecutors asserted that making it public would "significantly undermine his ability to serve as a proactive cooperator."
Among many other counts, including conspiracy to launder money and failing to file reports of foreign bank accounts, Manafort and Gates were charged with carrying out a conspiracy against the United States. Specifically, the special counsel alleged that they worked to defraud the Justice and Treasury departments as they tried to hide their incomes and lobbying work for Ukrainian interests. Trump now claims not to know many people that comprise his own staff.
