VOA常速英语:US Russia Probe Takes Dramatic Turn with Indictments, Plea Deal

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort reported to an FBI office in Washington Monday and later entered a plea of not guilty in federal court.As did he a former associate Rick Gates both men face felony charges of conspiracy making false statements and money laundering in connection with their lobbying efforts on behalf of Ukraine.
特朗普的前竞选经理Paul Manafort周一向联邦调查局汇报述职之后在联邦法院申请无罪。与前任副议长Rick Gates一样，两人都因为与乌克兰的游说工作而进行虚假陈述和洗钱而涉嫌重罪。

Special counsel Robert Muller also revealed that former Trump campaign aide George Papadupoulos pleaded guilty a few weeks ago to lying to FBI Agents about Russian related contacts offering damaging information on Trump’s election rival Hillary Clinton.
特别顾问Robert Muller还透露，前特朗普竞选助手George Papadupoulos几周前认罪，向联邦调查局的代理人介绍俄罗斯有关联系人，提供有关特朗普竞选对手希拉里·克林顿的破坏性信息。

White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders described Papadopoulos as a minor player in the Trump campaign.
白宫女发言人Sarah Huckabee Sanders将Papadopoulos描述为特朗普竞选中的一个小球员。

It was extremely limited.It was a volunteer position and again no activity was ever done in an official capacity on behalf of the campaign in that regard.
这是非常有限的。这是一个自愿的行为，也没有任何举动能代表这场竞选进行任何的动作。

President Trump responded to the news with a tweet proclaiming No Collusion!Later Manta Ford’s lawyer Kevin Downing spoke to reporters outside the court.
特朗普总统回应这个消息，宣称绝无共谋！随后Manta Ford的律师Kevin Downing在法庭外对记者阐释情况。

Mamafort served as Trump campaign chairman during last year’s republican convention.
Mamafort 在去年的共和国会议期间担任特朗普竞选主席。

We want America to understand who Donald Trump the man is not just honor of the candidate.
我们希望全美国了解Donald Trump不只是候选人的荣誉。

Manafort was fired from the campaign in August of the last year.
Manafort在去年8月的竞选中被解雇。

Monday’s indictments are the first major steps toward criminal action taken by Muller since he was appointed as special counsel in May to probe allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
周一的起诉书是Muller 自从5月份被任命为特别顾问之后采取的首例迈向犯罪行为的主要步骤，以探讨特朗普竞选与俄罗斯勾结的指控。

The guilty plea from Papadupoulos may prove to be a turning point.This is VOA contributor and legal expert Greta Van Susteren.
Papadopoulos的认罪可能证明是一个转折点。 这是VOA贡献者和法律专家Greta Van Susteren。

There is a trail that goes back to the Trump Campaign we don’t know if that trail is a criminal one or whether it is not a criminal one,but is the first time that we’re seeing sort of a formal procedure linking a campaign person to the Russian issue.
有一条线索可以追溯到特朗普竞选，我们不知道这条线索是否是犯罪线索，还是不是犯罪线索，但这是我们第一次看到的与俄罗斯问题相关的以一个正式的程序进行干预的人。

With the Muller investigation entering a new phase.The Trump White House now faces a major political distraction. Says Van Susteren.
随着Muller调查进入新阶段。特朗普白宫现在面临着严重的政治干扰。Van Susteren说。

But make no mistake about it.This is a huge distracion and we have no idea where that’s gonna lead this plea with Papadopoulos on October 5th.That might be the last plea we ever see or it may be the tip of the iceberg for a lot more to come we just don’t know.
但不要误会。这是一个巨大的困难，我们不知道在10月5日，Papadopoulos将在哪里提起这个请求。这可能是我们看到的最后一次请求，也可能是更多的冰山一角，我们只是不知道。

Muller was appointed special council following Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey.
Muller被任命为特别顾问后，根据特朗普决定解雇联邦调查局局长。

Jim Malone VOA News Washington.
美国之音 Jim Malone华盛顿报道。