Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81
A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election
. Mueller became unlikely champion among liberal activists and bête noire of President Trump, who repeatedly attacked investigation as witch hunt.
A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel who oversaw the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, has died at the age of 81. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports that President Donald Trump posted in a statement on social media that he was quote "glad" about Mueller's death.
Mueller's family told The New York Times in August that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Robert Mueller, former FBI director and special counsel in the Russia investigation, has died at 81, with Trump reacting harshly on Truth Social.
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led the investigation into claims of Russian interference in the 2016 election, died Friday at 81 years old.
After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger.
Former FBI director Robert Mueller, who while serving under President George W. Bush revamped the agency in the wake of 9/11, has died at 81. Mueller is also known for his two-years long investigation into the Russian inference in the 2016 election. On Saturday, in a social media post, President Trump said “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.”
Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller died at 81, AP reports.
President Trump celebrated the death of former FBI director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller with a teeth-baring social media post on Saturday.