While Rosenstein emphasized that these charges didn’t conclude that the Russian meddling had impacted the outcome of the election, the 37-page indictment handed down by special counsel Robert Mueller said that the Kremlin “had a strategic goal to sow discord in the U.S. political system” by “supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump (”Trump Campaign”) and disparaging Hillary Clinton.”

Trump — who has dismissed the Mueller probe as a “witch hunt” and suggested that Rosenstein’s job security might be in question — immediately took to Twitter to falsely claim that the announcement proved there was “no collusion!”

“The Trump campaign did nothing wrong,” the president tweeted Friday. The intent of the meddling, the indictment says, was to “sow discord in the U.S. political system, including the 2016 presidential election.”
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The indictment arises from Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the election and whether there was improper co-ordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Bannon photographed during his arrival at the House intelligence committee earlier today

President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has been interviewed as part of an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Because Bannon was one of Trump's top advisers, both Mueller and the lawmakers were expected to question him about key events during his time in the White House, including Trump's firings of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI Director James Comey. “There was a refusal to answer any questions that would have brought out the full facts,” said Adam Schiff, the Democratic leader of the panel said.
U.S. President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon is interviewed over two days this week as part of the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.