Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81

2026-03-22 - 02:30

Special Counsel Robert Mueller speaks on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election, at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2019. Mueller, the former FBI director who led a politically explosive investigation into President Donald Trump, has died aged 81, US media reported on March 21, 2026.