[ti:12 Russians Accused of Hacking Democrats in 2016 US Election] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]The United States Justice Department [00:03.02]has announced charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers [00:08.92]for hacking during the 2016 presidential campaign. [00:15.48]Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the charges Friday. [00:21.90]The legal action is part of the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller. [00:30.52]His team is investigating efforts by Russia [00:34.04]to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. [00:39.72]That includes any links with the campaign of then candidate Donald Trump. [00:46.84]The Russians are accused of breaking into the computer networks [00:51.40]of several organizations of the Democratic Party to steal emails. [00:57.84]The affected groups include the Democratic National Committee, [01:02.36]the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee [01:05.64]and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. [01:09.64]The Russians also are accused of releasing stolen emails [01:14.62]on the internet in the months before the election. [01:18.49]"The internet allows foreign adversaries to attack Americans [01:23.64]in new and unexpected ways," Rosenstein said. [01:28.68]Before Friday, Mueller's group had charged 20 people [01:32.88]and three companies in its investigation. [01:36.48]They include four former Trump campaign and Trump administration aides. [01:42.96]Meuller also has brought charges against 13 Russians or Russian groups. [01:48.76]They are accused of taking part in a hidden [01:51.80]but powerful social media campaign to influence public opinions in America [01:58.04]before the November 2016 elections. [02:02.80]Rosenstein said he had informed Trump about the charges. [02:07.84]He said there was no evidence that the hacking changed any vote count. [02:13.32]The charges said that no Americans were knowingly in communication [02:18.32]with any of the Russian intelligence officers. [02:22.16]I'm Ashley Thompson. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM