Announcement of a new grand jury indictment in the investigation by Special Counsel Mueller anticipated momentarily, according to media reports.
A dozen intelligence officials of #Russia indicted for hacking 2016 election.
In three days @POTUS meets Putin.
Link to indictment: justice.gov/file/1080281/d…
Deputy AG Rosenstein says he briefed @POTUS on the indictment allegations earlier this week, thus he was aware in advance of today's announcement.
#Russia hacked election board, stealing personal info of 500,000 voters, according to Rosenstein.
Reaction from attorney for @POTUS and a former federal prosecutor:
At the summit in Helsinki a failure by @POTUS "to stand up to Putin would constitute a profound betrayal of the Constitution and our democracy," says @NancyPelosi.
Statement from @LWalters45 on the grand jury indictments. 
Indictment seeks to damage atmosphere prior to #TrumpPutinSummit, contends #Russia foreign ministry.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman @RepGoodlatte says indictment “again confirms that hostile foreign powers attempted to interfere in our elections” and praises @TheJusticeDept “for their efforts in rooting out these international criminals.”
