US EditionRobert Mueller, 9/11-era FBI chief who later probed alleged Trump-Russia ties, dead at 81
Mueller transformed the FBI post-9/11 and led a 22-month probe into 2016 election interference, indicting 34 individuals, according to official reports.
- On Saturday, Mueller's family announced he died Friday night at age 81, asking for privacy, with initial reports from MS NOW and the New York Times.
- Appointed by President George W. Bush, Mueller led the FBI from 2001 to 2013, starting one week before the Sept. 11 attacks and reshaping the bureau toward counterterrorism.
- As special counsel, Mueller's report documented substantial contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia but did not allege a criminal conspiracy, and his inquiry produced criminal charges against associates and Russian actors.
- The family reiterated a request for privacy after Mueller's death on Friday, while reporters noted no official cause was released despite his Parkinson's disease diagnosis.
- The Russia inquiry's legacy includes Mueller reshaping the FBI toward national security, a divisive two-year probe, and private clashes with Attorney General William Barr over the report's summary.
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Robert Mueller, ex-FBI director at center of political tempest, dies at 81
Robert S. Mueller III, a career prosecutor who became a central figure in two searing national traumas, first as FBI director in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and later as special counsel investigating ties between President Donald Trump’s…
Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated yesterday the death of Robert Mueller, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and special prosecutor who investigated the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 elections, in an exalted publication on his Truth Social platform.
Former FBI Director Mueller dies at 81
WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia…
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who led the politically explosive investigation into Donald Trump's election campaign's ties to Russia, has died at the age of 81.
The long-time FBI director suffered from Parkinson. He had previously investigated Trump, who now says, "Well, I'm glad he's dead."
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