The Mueller probe led to 34 indictments, and eight members of Trump’s inner circle were convicted of crimes uncovered during the investigation:
– Paul Manafort: Campaign chairman convicted of bank fraud, tax fraud, and conspiracy against the United States.
– Michael Cohen: Personal attorney and fixer who pleaded guilty to false statements, campaign finance violations, tax evasion, and bank fraud.
– Michael Flynn: National Security Advisor who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.
– Roger Stone: Longtime advisor convicted of obstruction, witness tampering in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election, and lying to Congress regarding Wikileaks.
– Rick Gates: Campaign deputy chairman who pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States and making false statements.
– George Papadopoulos: Foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, secretly arrested for lying to FBI investigators about his correspondence with foreign nationals with close ties to senior Russian government officials.
– Alex van der Zwaan: Attorney who pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about communications with Rick Gates.
– Richard Pinedo: California man who pleaded guilty to identity fraud related to Russian election interference operations. He played an instrumental role in a Russian troll factory’s online influence campaign during the 2016 election by unwittingly selling bank accounts to Russians. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]