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| Russia investigation: Mueller levels new charges against lawyer for lying to FBI about Rick Gates talks | Russia investigation: Mueller levels new charges against lawyer for lying to FBI about Rick Gates talks |
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| Special Counsel Robert Mueller has accused Dutch lawyer Alex Van Der Zwaan of making false statements, the latest charges in the federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. | Special Counsel Robert Mueller has accused Dutch lawyer Alex Van Der Zwaan of making false statements, the latest charges in the federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. |
| A plea hearing is scheduled for this afternoon. The court filing says that Mr Van Der Zwaan lied to federal investigators about his interactions with Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide, the Associated Press reported. | |
| Mr Gates was indicted last year on charges of conspiracy to launder money and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. He has pleaded not guilty. | Mr Gates was indicted last year on charges of conspiracy to launder money and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. He has pleaded not guilty. |
| The charges on Monday follow Mr Mueller’s indictment last week against 13 Russian nationals and a Kremlin-linked internet firm on charges that they meddled in the 2016 US presidential election. | |
| Mr Mueller is investigating Russian election interference and links between the Trump campaign and Russia. | |
| American nationals, including Mr Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, have also been charged in Mr Mueller’s investigation. Mr Flynn pleaded guilty for lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. Meanwhile, Mr Manafort has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him in the Russia probe. | |
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