12 Russian Intelligence Officers Indicted in Hacking Tied to the Clinton Campaign

WASHINGTON — Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, on Friday announced new charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign. The announcement came just a few days before President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, in Helsinki.

The indictments are part of the special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Russia has denied that the Russian government had any role in the hacks that preceded the presidential election. Rosenstein discussed the charges during a news conference at the Justice Department as Trump met with the queen of England in Britain, creating a bizarre split screen on cable news of presidential pomp and an ongoing investigation that has ensnared some of the president’s aides.

The special counsel, Robert Mueller, has filed more than 100 criminal counts against 32 people and three companies. Among the people previously charged are 14 Russians and three Trump associates who have already pleaded guilty.