Overview
- His family announced that he died Friday night at age 81 and asked for privacy, with no cause or location disclosed.
- The family had previously revealed a 2021 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
- Trump posted on Truth Social, "Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!"
- Mueller led the FBI from 2001 to 2013, steering a post‑9/11 shift toward counterterrorism and intelligence.
- As special counsel from 2017 to 2019, he detailed sweeping Russian interference and significant Trump‑campaign contacts, brought charges against dozens, and did not establish a conspiracy or exonerate the president on obstruction.