Robert Mueller
Sixth director of the FBI; American attorney / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Swan Mueller III (/ˈmʌlər/; born August 7, 1944) is an American lawyer who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013.
Robert Mueller | |
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Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice | |
In office May 17, 2017 – May 29, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Rod Rosenstein |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
In office September 4, 2001 – September 4, 2013 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Deputy | Thomas J. Pickard Bruce J. Gebhardt John S. Pistole Timothy P. Murphy Sean M. Joyce |
Preceded by | Louis Freeh |
Succeeded by | James Comey |
Acting United States Deputy Attorney General | |
In office January 20, 2001 – May 10, 2001 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Eric Holder |
Succeeded by | Larry Thompson |
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California | |
In office August 1998 – August 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Michael Yamaguchi |
Succeeded by | Kevin V. Ryan |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
In office August 1990 – January 1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Edward Dennis |
Succeeded by | Jo Ann Harris |
Acting United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office October 10, 1986 – April 6, 1987 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Bill Weld |
Succeeded by | Frank L. McNamara Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Swan Mueller III (1944-08-07) August 7, 1944 (age 79) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ann Cabell Standish (m. 1966) |
Children | 2 |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1968–1971 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | H Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division |
Commands | Platoon commander |
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Mueller, as FBI director, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on reauthorizing portions of the Patriot Act Recorded April 5, 2005 | |
A graduate of Princeton University and New York University, Mueller served as a Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War, receiving a Bronze Star for heroism and a Purple Heart. He subsequently attended the University of Virginia School of Law. Mueller is a registered Republican in Washington, D.C.,[1] and was appointed and reappointed to Senate-confirmed positions by presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.[2][3]
Mueller has served both in government and private practice. He was an assistant United States attorney, a United States attorney, United States assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division, a homicide prosecutor in Washington, D.C., acting United States deputy attorney general, partner at D.C. law firm WilmerHale and director of the FBI. He is the only FBI Director that Congress has allowed to serve more than the statutory limit of 10 years since the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972 by giving him a special two-year extension.
On May 17, 2017, Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as special counsel overseeing an investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and related matters.[4] He submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr on March 22, 2019.[5] On April 18, the Department of Justice released it.[6][7] On May 29, he resigned his post and the Office of the Special Counsel was closed.