Mueller indicts 12 Russian intel officers for hacking Democrats

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Rosenstien indicts Russian intel officersA federal grand jury on Friday returned a new indictment against a dozen Russians as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential campaign.

The indictment comes just days before President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

The indictment targets 12 Russian intelligence officers for engaging in a sustained effort to hack networks of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign. All 12 are members of the GRU, Russia's intelligence service. according to the court filing.

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