Trump welcomes Putin and the Alaska Summit called “very productive”
President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Alaska Summit “very productive,” but said there was “no deal.”
Robert Mueller, who served as special advisor to determine whether the Russian government interfered in 2016 to support then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago, the New York Times reported on August 31.
The Times reported that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021, citing a statement from Mueller’s family.
“He retired from law practice at the end of the year,” the statement said, according to the Times. “He taught at his law school alma mater in both falls 2021 and 2022 and retired at the end of 2022. His family asks that he respects his privacy.”
Mueller’s investigation ultimately concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Trump, but there was no evidence that anyone associated with Trump’s campaign had conspired with the Russian government.
On August 22, the Justice Department sent some of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender convicted of committing suicide in New York federal prison in 2019, to the House Oversight Committee in response to a subpoena issued by the committee.
Mueller is one of several former federal law enforcement officers, including Jeff Holder, Merrick Garland, William Barr and Jeff Session, who were summoned to testify as part of an investigation into the federal investigation, including James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, William Barr and Jeff Session.
A statement from the family to the New York Times came days before Mueller was scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on the investigation and prosecution. Mueller was to testify on September 2nd, according to the Times.
The committee reported that when he served as director from 2001 to 2013, he wanted to ask Mueller about the processing of the FBI’s Epstein investigation.
Long career in public service
Mueller was appointed to lead the FBI a week before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, and spent the next 12 years at the helm of an agency.
He also spent three years as a Marine officer, leading a rifle platoon during the Vietnam War, earning the Purple Heart.
“Bob Mueller is an outstanding choice because he is apolitical, follows the rule of law and follows the evidence wherever he is, regardless of political outcome,” John Pistol, former deputy FBI director at Mueller, told USA Today in 2017.
