US Charges 12 Russians in 2016 Hacking Ahead of Trump–Putin Summit

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (C), Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O'Callaghan (R) and Assistant Attorney General John Demers and holds a news conference at the Department of Justice July 13, 2018 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The United States charged 12 Russians on July 13 for a range of hacking activities meant to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the charges in a press conference days before President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Rosenstein said that he had informed Trump about the charges earlier this week.