Lawyer charged with lying to investigators amid Russia probe

US special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors have filed a new charge against a man they claim lied to federal investigators in the Russia election interference probe.

The special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 US election has charged an attorney with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a former Trump campaign official.

A document filed in federal court in Washington accuses Alex van der Zwaan of lying to investigators about his interactions with Rick Gates, a longtime business associate of President Donald Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort.