Former FBI chief, Robert Mueller, dead at 81

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Robert Mueller, former FBI Director and special counsel who led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election, died Friday night at the age of 81. Appointed FBI Director by George W. Bush in September 2001, he shifted the bureau's focus to national security following the 9/11 attacks. After stepping down in 2013, Mueller was appointed special counsel in 2017 to investigate potential Russian meddling in the election that saw Donald Trump elected president. Trump responded to the news of Mueller's death with a post on Truth Social. Mueller is survived by his wife and two children.
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AI-ExtractedMueller is survived by his wife and two children.
Following the announcement of his death, Trump wrote: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead.
In 2017 Mueller was appointed as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s probe into possible Russian interference.
Mueller was appointed as director of the FBI by then-President George Bush in September 2001.
Former FBI chief Robert Mueller has died at age 81.
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