Former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller has died at age 81.
Mueller directed the bureau for twelve years, starting just before the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and working until September 2013. In 2017, Mueller was appointed to serve as the Special Counsel in charge of investigating alleged ties between President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.
“With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away” on Friday night, Mueller’s family said in a statement to the Associated Press on Saturday. “His family asks that their privacy be respected.”
Mueller was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021; his family announced the diagnosis in 2025.
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Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday morning, saying he was “glad” Mueller had passed.
“Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” Trump wrote.