Special counsel Robert Mueller may lodge criminal charges against another batch of Russians for interfering in the US election — targeting those who hacked and leaked information from Democrats, NBC News reported Thursday.
The expected new charges would rely on intelligence gathered by the CIA, the FBI, the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, the network reported, citing sources.
The charges could include violations of laws on conspiracy, election law and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the sources said.
One US official told NBC the charges could come in the next few weeks or even months.
The intelligence community concluded that Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee as well as Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta, and then leaked them through WikiLeaks.
Mueller is investigating Russian meddling in the election and potential collusion with the Trump campaign — and indicted 13 Russians last month for trolling social media to sow discord among the American electorate.
Trump repeatedly denied there was collusion, and disparaged Mueller’s ongoing probe as “fake news” and “a witch hunt.”