Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, Trump Investigator, Dies at 81
The family did not disclose a cause of death for Mr. Mueller, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who led the FBI during the turbulent years after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director best known for documenting Russian efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential election and for investigating contacts between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign, has died at the age of 81.
The news of his death was first reported by MS NOW and confirmed when a New York Times reporter shared a family statement attributed to Mueller’s relatives.
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The family did not disclose a cause of death for Mr. Mueller, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who led the FBI during the turbulent years after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Last year, The New York Times reported that Mr. Mueller had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Over 22 months, Mr. Mueller oversaw an investigation that resulted in indictments of 34 individuals, including several associates of President Trump, as well as charges against Russian intelligence operatives and three Russian companies; the probe also generated multiple guilty pleas and convictions.
Despite the breadth of the inquiry, Mr. Mueller did not bring a criminal indictment against the Republican president.
President Trump reacted to the news of Mueller’s death on his Truth Social platform.
“Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” he wrote on his Truth Social account.
He added: “He can no longer hurt innocent people!”
Mr. Mueller’s investigation was captured in a 448-page report released in 2019, which detailed what he and US intelligence agencies concluded was a Russian campaign of hacking and disinformation aimed at dividing American public opinion, undermining 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and aiding Mr. Trump, whom the Kremlin favored.
Russia has consistently denied any involvement in interfering with the 2016 election.