Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died
Robert Mueller, who served as special counsel within the investigation into Russia’s interference within the 2016 election, died on Friday, in response to two folks aware of the matter. He was 81.
The explanation for dying was not instantly identified, however Mueller had been affected by Parkinson’s illness for years, the folks stated.
Mueller, whose two-year probe concluded in 2019 that Russia had interfered within the election with the intent benefiting President Donald Trump’s 2016 marketing campaign, served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013. The Justice Department in 2017 appointed him special counsel to supervise the rising investigation after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.
