{"id":71493,"date":"2026-03-21T18:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T18:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/robert-mueller-who-investigated-allegations-of-russian-election-meddling-dies-at-81-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T18:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T18:03:08","slug":"robert-mueller-who-investigated-allegations-of-russian-election-meddling-dies-at-81-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/robert-mueller-who-investigated-allegations-of-russian-election-meddling-dies-at-81-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Mueller, who investigated allegations of Russian election meddling, dies at 81, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Robert Mueller, a former FBI director who <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/who-is-robert-mueller-former-fbi-director-named-special-counsel\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">led the investigation<\/a><\/span> into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, has died, multiple sources told CBS News on Saturday. He was 81.<\/p>\n<p>A cause of death was not shared. Mueller is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Ann Cabell Standish, their two daughters, and three grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His death was first reported by MS Now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013. In 2017, the Justice Department appointed him\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doj-appoints-special-counsel-in-wake-of-comey-developments\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">special counsel<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to investigate potential coordination between\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fact-checking-sean-spicers-remarks-on-comeys-firing-and-russian-collusion\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Russia and the Trump team<\/a><\/span>\u00a0during the 2016 presidential election. The nearly two-year investigation resulted in seven guilty pleas and\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mueller-testimony-who-was-charged-in-special-counsel-robert-mueller-russia-probe-2019-07-23\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">charges against 34 individuals<\/a><\/span>, including Trump allies\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-pardons-paul-manafort-roger-stone-charles-kushner-more-allies\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Paul Manafort<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/robert-mueller-washington-post-op-ed-roger-stone-remains-a-convicted-felon\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Roger Stone<\/a><\/span>, and three separate companies.\u00a0It did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election. The report detailed 10 instances in which President Trump\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/obstruction-of-justice-10-times-trump-may-have-obstructed-justice-mueller-report\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">may have obstructed justice<\/a><\/span>, but did not reach a conclusion on if he had done so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump frequently\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/from-witch-hunt-to-2020-campaign-slogan-trump-sees-mueller-as-boost-for-re-election\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">criticized the investigation<\/a><\/span>\u00a0as a &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221; On Saturday, Mr. Trump addressed Mueller&#8217;s death on Truth Social.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Robert Mueller just died. Good, I&#8217;m glad he&#8217;s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!&#8221; Mr. Trump wrote. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/21\/4521efeb-7441-4ee1-89ce-c85ff6eb5b6e\/thumbnail\/620x400\/f16b61aec1bfc446712a6ec1bfdbd12a\/ap19246674145948.jpg#\" alt=\"Trump GOP Censure \" height=\"400\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/21\/4521efeb-7441-4ee1-89ce-c85ff6eb5b6e\/thumbnail\/620x400\/f16b61aec1bfc446712a6ec1bfdbd12a\/ap19246674145948.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/21\/4521efeb-7441-4ee1-89ce-c85ff6eb5b6e\/thumbnail\/1240x800\/2fcdab22aa62dcac4b62f8a77052e67c\/ap19246674145948.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice about the Russia investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carolyn Kaster \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mueller was born in New York City and grew up outside of Philadelphia. He graduated from Princeton University and served as a U.S. Marine Corps officer for three years during the Vietnam War. During his service, he led a rifle platoon and was awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and two Navy Commendation Medals. He then enrolled in the University of Virginia School of Law and graduated in 1973.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1970s and through the 1980s, Mueller worked as a U.S. Attorney, rising quickly through the ranks. In 1990, he was appointed the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice&#8217;s criminal division. He oversaw high-profile prosecutions, including those of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and New York crime boss John Gotti.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, he was named director of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence. The September 11 attacks were a week later. Mueller oversaw a massive transformation of the bureau over the next 12 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mueller said in 2012 that he &#8220;expected to focus on areas familiar to me as a prosecutor \u2014 drug cases, white-collar criminal cases and violent crime,&#8221; but instead &#8220;had to focus on long-term, strategic change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had to enhance our intelligence capabilities and upgrade our technology. We had to build upon strong partnerships and forge new friendships, both here at home and abroad,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2017\/05\/18\/9799ca82-9ac8-4efc-b15a-398ea71f2393\/thumbnail\/620x419\/faed01cb1d111516341b7068dcbd11c9\/ap-01091304074.jpg#\" alt=\"ap-01091304074.jpg \" height=\"419\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2017\/05\/18\/9799ca82-9ac8-4efc-b15a-398ea71f2393\/thumbnail\/620x419\/faed01cb1d111516341b7068dcbd11c9\/ap-01091304074.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2017\/05\/18\/9799ca82-9ac8-4efc-b15a-398ea71f2393\/thumbnail\/1240x838\/0bd21a3084aa9cad8c8efb084322cf07\/ap-01091304074.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Robert Mueller, left, speaks with reporters at FBI headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mueller led the FBI until 2013, when he was replaced by Comey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the Russia probe ended, Mueller <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/robert-mueller-russia-probe-virginia-class\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">participated in a six-session course<\/a><\/span> on the investigation at the University of Virginia School of Law. He also <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/andrew-weissmann-robert-mueller-team-writing-book-on-russia-investigation\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">wrote the introduction<\/a><\/span> for a book by a top prosecutor who helped lead the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, Mueller was subpoenaed to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/robert-mueller-subpoena-withdrawn-jeffrey-epstein-house-overnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">request was withdrawn<\/a><\/span>\u00a0due to new information on his health, a committee aide told CBS News at the time. The aide said that Mueller had &#8220;health issues that preclude him from being able to testify.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/31\/us\/politics\/robert-mueller-parkinsons-disease.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0in September 2025 that Mueller had Parkinson&#8217;s disease. His family told the paper he was diagnosed with the condition in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is breaking news. 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