Crime

Candidate for Congress requested stolen documents from Russians, Mueller indictment alleges

By Caitlin Yilek
Published July 13, 2018 5:51pm ET
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Candidate for Congress requested stolen documents from Russians, Mueller indictment alleges
President Trump is questioning the independence of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of election interference by the Russians because it includes people who backed his Democratic opponent in the 2016 campaign. | (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

In 2016, a U.S. congressional candidate contacted a hacker known as Guccifer 2.0 to request stolen documents, special counsel Robert Mueller alleges in an indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officials.

[READ HERE: Mueller’s indictment against 12 Russians for hacking Democrats in 2016]

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