United States officials have announced the first charges resulting from an investigation of Russian efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election last year. A federal grand jury indicted Paul Manafort and Rick Gates on Monday. Manafort served briefly as chairman of Donald Trump’s election campaign. Gates is his business partner, who also worked for the Trump campaign. The two men were charged with 12 criminal counts. These include conspiring against the United States, acting as unregistered foreign agents, and other charges related to hiding tens of millions of dollars overseas. Both Manafort and Gates pled not guilty in federal court.
What does charge mean?
guilty
criminal
accuse
conspire
Where did the men work?
as foreign agents
for the Trump campaign
as investigators
at the White House
The men were charged with criminal counts.
serious
criminal
fraud
election