Article snippet: WASHINGTON — Monday brought a dizzying series of developments in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. Here’s a look at the day’s news, and what it might mean. • Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, was indicted on charges that he funneled millions of dollars through overseas shell companies and used the money to buy luxury cars, real estate, antiques and expensive suits. • Also indicted was a longtime associate of Mr. Manafort’s, Rick Gates. • Both men appeared in federal court in Washington and pleaded not guilty. • Documents were unsealed revealing that a foreign policy adviser to Mr. Trump during the campaign, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. • According to those documents, a professor with close ties to the Russian government told Mr. Papadopoulos in April 2016 that Moscow had thousands of emails that contained “dirt” on Hillary Clinton. • Google, Facebook and Twitter revealed new information that underlines the breadth of the Kremlin’s efforts to sow political discord using American technology platforms. • Tony Podesta — a major Democratic donor, lobbyist and brother of Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 campaign chairman, John D. Podesta — stepped down from his firm as he came under scrutiny for past work with Mr. Manafort. Without mentioning Mr. Trump or his campaign, the indictment focuses on Mr. Manafort’s lobbying work between 2006 and 2015 for Viktor F. Yanukovych, the onetime president of Ukra... Link to the full article to read more