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Robert Mueller, former FBI director and special counsel, dies at 81

Mueller was the second-longest serving FBI director in the agency's history. Grouped from 9 articles across 9 sources.

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ABC NewsMar 22, 2026, 1:25 AM

Robert Mueller, former FBI director and special counsel, dies at 81

Mueller was the second-longest serving FBI director in the agency's history.

Financial TimesMar 21, 2026, 7:13 PM

Robert Mueller, former FBI director who led Trump inquiry, dies at 81

Department of Justice veteran investigated alleged ties between Trump campaign and Russia

The Globe and MailMar 21, 2026, 5:59 PM

Robert Mueller, former FBI director who served as special counsel in Russia-Trump inquiry, dies

Mueller set about almost immediately transforming the bureau after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks

ABC AustraliaMar 21, 2026, 9:31 PM

Ex-FBI director Robert Mueller dies at 81, Trump says he's 'glad he's dead'

Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 US election and its contacts with Donald Trump's campaign — but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting president — dies aged 81.

DWMar 21, 2026, 11:55 PM

Ex-FBI chief and Trump investigator Robert Mueller dies at 81

Donald Trump celebrated the death of the former FBI director who found a substantial link between Russia and his 2016 campaign.

BBC NewsMar 22, 2026, 1:04 AM

Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81

A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election

CNBCMar 21, 2026, 11:08 PM

Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died at 81

Robert Mueller, the former special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, died Friday.

Al JazeeraMar 21, 2026, 5:42 PM

Former FBI chief Robert Mueller, known for Trump investigation, dead at 81

Robert Mueller oversaw the probe into alleged Russian interference during the 2016 United States election.

The GuardianMar 21, 2026, 8:31 PM

‘Vile’ Trump condemned for gloating over Robert Mueller death

Outrage mounts after president posted on Truth Social he was ‘glad’ former FBI director and special counsel had died Donald Trump has been condemned as a “vile, disgusting man” and a “sick human being” after gloating over the death of Robert Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mueller, a decorated Vietnam war veteran who led a politically explosive investigation into Trump, died on Friday aged 81 , triggering a callous reaction from the US president. Continue reading...

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