The first charges have been filed in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into alleged Russia interference in the 2016 US election. <br/><br/>CNN and Reuters reported quoting unnamed sources, it is not clear what the charges are and who they targeted. CNN said, anyone charged could be taken into custody by Monday, CNN said. <br/><br/>US intelligence agencies said earlier this year the Russian government sought to help Donald Trump win the election. The document said that Russia led a campaign to denigrate his Democrat opponent Hillary Clinton by hacking into email accounts and paying social media trolls to make nasty comments.