Overview
- Mueller’s family confirmed his death at 81 on Saturday and requested privacy, noting he died Friday night.
- President Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can’t hurt innocent people anymore.”
- Mueller led the FBI from 2001 to 2013, steering a post‑9/11 shift toward counterterrorism and intelligence modernization.
- He was appointed special counsel in 2017; his report documented extensive Russian operations in 2016 but did not establish a criminal conspiracy with Trump’s campaign.
- On obstruction, Mueller said the report did not conclude the president committed a crime and also did not exonerate him; his family had previously disclosed a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2025.