Robert Mueller, who investigated alleged election meddling, dies at 81, sources say

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Robert Mueller, a erstwhile FBI manager who led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling successful the 2016 election, has died, aggregate sources told CBS News connected Saturday. He was 81.

A origin of decease was not shared. Mueller is survived by his woman of astir 60 years, Ann Cabell Standish, their 2 daughters, and 3 grandchildren.

His decease was archetypal reported by MS Now.

Mueller served arsenic FBI manager from 2001 to 2013. In 2017, the Justice Department appointed him special counsel to analyse imaginable coordination between Russia and the Trump team during the 2016 statesmanlike election. The astir two-year probe resulted successful 7 blameworthy pleas and charges against 34 individuals, including Trump allies Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, and 3 abstracted companies. It did not find that the Trump run oregon anyone associated with it conspired oregon coordinated with Russia to power the 2016 election. The study elaborate 10 instances successful which President Trump may person obstructed justice, but did not scope a decision connected if helium had done so.

Mr. Trump frequently criticized the investigation as a "witch hunt." On Saturday, Mr. Trump addressed Mueller's decease connected Truth Social.

"Robert Mueller conscionable died. Good, I'm gladsome he's dead. He tin nary longer wounded guiltless people!" Mr. Trump wrote.

Mueller was calved successful New York City and grew up extracurricular of Philadelphia. He graduated from Princeton University and served arsenic a U.S. Marine Corps serviceman for 3 years during the Vietnam War. During his service, helium led a firearm platoon and was awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and 2 Navy Commendation Medals. He past enrolled successful the University of Virginia School of Law and graduated successful 1973.

In the precocious 1970s and done the 1980s, Mueller worked arsenic a U.S. Attorney, rising rapidly done the ranks. In 1990, helium was appointed the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's transgression division. He oversaw high-profile prosecutions, including those of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and New York transgression brag John Gotti.

In 2001, helium was named manager of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence. The September 11 attacks were a week later. Mueller oversaw a monolithic translation of the bureau implicit the adjacent 12 years.

Mueller said successful 2012 that helium "expected to absorption connected areas acquainted to maine arsenic a authoritative — cause cases, white-collar transgression cases and convulsive crime," but alternatively "had to absorption connected long-term, strategical change."

"We had to heighten our quality capabilities and upgrade our technology. We had to physique upon beardown partnerships and forge caller friendships, some present astatine location and abroad," helium said.

Mueller led the FBI until 2013, erstwhile helium was replaced by Comey.

After the Russia probe ended, Mueller participated successful a six-session course connected the probe astatine the University of Virginia School of Law. He besides wrote the introduction for a publication by a apical authoritative who helped pb the investigation.

In September 2025, Mueller was subpoenaed to attest successful beforehand of the House Oversight Committee astir the lawsuit involving convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the request was withdrawn due to caller accusation connected his health, a committee adjutant told CBS News astatine the time. The adjutant said that Mueller had "health issues that preclude him from being capable to testify."

The New York Times reported in September 2025 that Mueller had Parkinson's disease. His household told the insubstantial helium was diagnosed with the information successful 2021.

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