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BREAKINGRobert S. Mueller III Dies at Age Eighty-One After Leading FBI
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Former Special Counsel Robert M. Mueller has died on Friday following a long illness that included years of battling Parkinson’s disease, according to two people familiar with the matter who confirmed his death this morning in Washington D.C., where he was buried yesterday after being laid-to-rest at Arlington National Cemetery for three days before burial today; reports indicate no immediate cause but note Mueller's significant role as FBI Director transforming it into a terrorism-fighting force post-9/11 and later leading the investigation of Russian interference during Donald Trump’s 2016...
Key Points
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1Robert S. Mueller III has died at age 81.
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2Mueller served as FBI director and later became special counsel investigating Russia-Trump campaign ties during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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3He transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency after Sept. 9, attacks.
Developments
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Robert Mueller died on Friday at age 81; cause of death was not immediately known but he had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for years.
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Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties and led the probe into Russian election interference in 2016.