4 Apr 2018
Mueller Trump probe: Dutch lawyer first to be sentenced
The first person has been sentenced in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into U.S President Donald Trump's campaign ties to Russia. The 33-year-old Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan was sentenced to 30 days in prison, and ordered to pay 20 thousand dollars in fines. Mr. Van der Zwaan pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI as part of Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Simon Marks is our correspondent in Washington D.C.