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 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 became unlikely champion among liberal activists and bête noire of President Trump, who repeatedly attacked investigation as witch hunt.
President Trump celebrated the death of former FBI director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller with a teeth-baring social media post on Saturday.
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.
Mueller's family told The New York Times in August that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election
After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger.
The former FBI director and special counsel navigated crises from 9/11 to Trump, forever altering US institutions
Former FBI Director and special counsel Robert Mueller has died at age 81. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday, saying he was “glad.” “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” Trump wrote. Mueller directed the bureau for 12 years, starting just before the…
