- Guilty pleas and cooperation agreements from several members of Trump’s inner circle, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former campaign adviser Rick Gates, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen.
- Indictments of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies charged with secretly interfering in the 2016 election through social media platforms and fake identities. Another 12 Russian intelligence officers have been charged with crimes related to hacking the emails of Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
- Numerous concurrent investigations spawned by Mueller’s probe at the state and federal level, including a campaign finance case over secret payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in which Trump may already be an unindicted co-conspirator.
The special counsel’s core interests
- Determining whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia in an effort to influence the 2016 election.
- Documenting whether Trump and his team caused or sought to obstruct the investigation.
- Uncovering any potential crimes that arise in the course of his investigation.
The charged
Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, departs Federal District Court, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building on New York's Park Avenue, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. In the latest filings Friday, prosecutors will weigh in on whether Cohen deserves prison time and, if so, how much. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone leaves the Federal Court building, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 in Washington. Stone appeared for a status conference just three days after he pleaded not guilty to felony charges of witness tampering, obstruction and false statements. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Rick Gates leaves the federal court in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Gates, a former top adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign, was scheduled to plead guilty in the special counsel's Russia investigation to federal conspiracy and false statements charges. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, his attorney Robert Kelner and his wife Lori Andrade arrive at federal court in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
In this photo taken on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, A view of a business centre building known as the so-called "troll factory's" the Internet Research Agency, one of a web of companies allegedly controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has reported ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The investigations Mueller handed off
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller smiles as he speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, during his farewell ceremony. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
