On May 29, 2019, U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller issued a statement at the Department of Justice in Washington regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, died on Friday.
Mueller, also a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is 81 years old.
“It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Bob’s passing,” the family said in a statement Friday night and Saturday. “His family asks that their privacy be respected.”
MS Now first reported the news on Saturday.
Mueller concluded in 2019 that Russia interfered in the election to influence voters for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
The Russia investigation and Mr. Mueller himself quickly became a lightning rod for President Trump. Over the years, President Trump has repeatedly called the investigation a “witch hunt” and a “hoax.”
Shortly after Mueller’s death was announced, Trump posted on Truth Social: “I’m glad he’s dead.”
He added: “He can no longer hurt innocent people!”
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—The Associated Press contributed to this report.
