美国特别检察官起诉13名俄罗斯人干预美国大选

US Brings Charges Against 13 Russians for Election Interference

A United States federal grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies with plotting to interfere¹ in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The indictment², announced by the Justice Department, came from the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

The indictment says the defendants⁴ used fake social media accounts and stolen identities to influence political opinion.

The Russians’ goal was to create conflict, the indictment says. It says the defendants’ efforts were meant to help the campaign of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump⁵ and hurt that of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party nominee⁶.

The charges also say the defendants communicated with “unwitting individuals” linked to the Trump campaign and activists⁷ to organize political activities.

President Trump himself has rejected any Russian interference in the campaign. On Friday, the president wrote on Twitter: “Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong - no collusion!”

The Justice Department named Mueller special counsel in May. The office is under orders to investigate “any links and/or coordination⁸ between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump.”

Last October, the grand jury also indicted⁹ Paul Manafort, who served as Trump’s campaign chairman and Rick Gates, another top campaign official. They were charged in connection with their work for the government of Ukraine, two Ukrainian political parties, and former president Viktor Yanukovych.

George Papadopoulos, another advisor¹⁰ for the Trump campaign admitted he had lied to federal investigators¹¹ about meetings with a Russian agent in connection with the campaign.

In December, a former national security advisor for Trump, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty in an investigation¹² led by Mueller’s office.

Flynn admitted to lying about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, before Trump’s inauguration¹³. Court papers also say that Flynn knows the identities of members of Trump’s transition team that had detailed¹⁴ knowledge of his outreach to Russia.

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indictment - n. an official written statement charging a person with a crime

defendant³ - n. a person who is being accused of a crime in a court of law

fake - adj. not real

account - n. a person's internet or service from a company

unwitting - adj. not aware of what is really happening

coordination - n. a process of organizing people or group to work together

associate - v. to work together or connect

transition - n. a change from one administration to another

1 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

2 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

3 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

4 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

7 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

9 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

10 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

11 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

13 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

14 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。