Accomplished author, Jean Robert Revolus writes about the 2016 Election and the Russian Interference in his book, US Election 2016 NO COLLUSION? 978-1-95-163003-4. He also discusses the investigations launched into the allegations involving the 45th president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, and the Russian government working together in hopes to influence the results.
The allegations started making news months into Trump’s presidency and the FBI launched an investigation, which was led by the former director of the FBI Robert Mueller. The Special Counsel Investigation and its finding are thoroughly discussed in the book. Though the finding could not prove Trump’s direct ties to the Russian government, here is a list of indictments that took place as a result of the investigation, complied by USA Today:
· Roger Stone
Stone, a longtime Trump associate, and political consultant, was indicted in January on seven charges related to lying to investigators about efforts by top Trump campaign aides to learn about WikiLeaks plans to release emails that Russian operatives had stolen from the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee.
· Michael Flynn
Trump’s former national security adviser pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to investigators about meetings with Russians during the presidential transition. He cooperated with Mueller under a plea agreement and still awaits sentencing.
· Michael Cohen
Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer pleaded guilty in November 2018 to lying to Congress about a proposed real-estate deal in Moscow. He also pleaded guilty in August 2018 to charges related to making hush-money payments to two women who claimed to have had sex with Trump. Cohen was sentenced in December 2018 to three years in prison.
· Paul Manafort
Trump’s former campaign chairman was convicted in August of tax and bank charges. He also pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to commit money laundering, tax fraud, and failing to register to represent foreign interests, and to obstruction of justice. Manafort was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.
· Rick Gates
Gates worked for Manafort before and during the campaign and also headed Trump’s inaugural committee. He pleaded guilty in February 2018 to conspiracy and lying to FBI agents and prosecutors. He cooperated with Mueller and awaits sentencing.
· Konstantin Kilimnik
Kilimnik is an alleged Russian spy who worked with Manafort and Gates in Kiev. He was indicted in June 2018 on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice.
· George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, pleaded guilty in October 2017 to lying to FBI agents. He served 14 days in prison and was ordered to pay a $9,500 fine and complete 200 hours of community service.
· Alex van der Zwaan
Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan pleaded guilty in February 2018 to lying to FBI agents about his work for Manafort and Gates. He served 30 days in prison and was fined $20,000.
· Richard Pinedo
Pinedo pleaded guilty in February 2018 to identity fraud for trading in bank account numbers from stolen identities that were then used by the Russians. Pinedo was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service.
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