presidency. this is the first time the u.s. has indicted foreigners for a major election meddling plot, this is the first time a doj official has formally announced the charges, that s unlike, say, mike flynn or paul manafort, where we only heard from mueller s documents, they did the talking, not trump s appo t appoint appointees. but you see it there, donald trump s own appointment rod rosenstein, at the doj podium after briefing the president. you can t overstate what is happening right now. you are looking there at a trump official announcing charges against russians for helping the trump campaign. the indictment charges 13 russian nationals and three russian companies for committing federal crimes while seeking to interfere in the united states political system. including the 2016 presidential