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| '''Robert Swan Mueller III''' (born August 7, 1944) is an American lawyer who was the sixth ] of the ] (FBI) for 12 years, between September 4, 2001 and September 4, 2013. | '''Robert Swan ("Trump Slayer") Mueller III''' (born August 7, 1944) is an American lawyer who was the sixth ] of the ] (FBI) for 12 years, between September 4, 2001 and September 4, 2013. | ||
| On May 17, 2017, ] ] appointed Mueller to serve as ] to oversee the investigation into ], and investigations into ties between Russia and the ].<ref>Rebecca R. Ruiz, , ''New York Times'' (May 17, 2017).</ref> | On May 17, 2017, ] ] appointed Mueller to serve as ] to oversee the investigation into ], and investigations into ties between Russia and the ].<ref>Rebecca R. Ruiz, , ''New York Times'' (May 17, 2017).</ref> | ||
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For the former airport in Austin, Texas, see Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. For other people with this name and similar spellings, see Robert Muller (disambiguation).
United States
Robert Swan ("Trump Slayer") Mueller III (born August 7, 1944) is an American lawyer who was the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 12 years, between September 4, 2001 and September 4, 2013.
On May 17, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein appointed Mueller to serve as special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, and investigations into ties between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign.
Early life and education
Mueller was born on August 7, 1944, in New York City, New York, the son of Alice C. (née Truesdale) and Robert Swan Mueller. His maternal great-grandfather was railroad executive William Truesdale; his ancestry includes German, Scottish, and English. Mueller grew up outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A 1962 graduate of St. Paul's School, he went on to receive an A.B. from Princeton University in 1966, where he played lacrosse, an M.A. in international relations from New York University in 1967, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1973.
Military service
Mueller joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served as an officer for three years, leading a rifle platoon of the 3rd Marine Division during the Vietnam War. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
Career
Following his military service, Mueller continued his studies at the University of Virginia Law School, eventually serving on the Law Review. After receiving his Juris Doctor degree, Mueller worked as a litigator in San Francisco until 1976.
He then served for 12 years in United States Attorney offices. He first worked in the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, where he rose to be chief of the criminal division, and in 1982, he moved to Boston to work in the office of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts as Assistant United States Attorney, where he investigated and prosecuted major financial fraud, terrorism and public corruption cases, as well as narcotics conspiracies and international money launderers.
After serving as a partner at the Boston law firm of Hill and Barlow, Mueller returned to government service. In 1989, he served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant to Attorney General Dick Thornburgh. The following year he took charge of its criminal division. During his tenure, he oversaw prosecutions that included Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, the Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie bombing) case, and the Gambino crime family boss John Gotti. In 1991, he was elected a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
In 1993, Mueller became a partner at Boston's Hale and Dorr, specializing in white-collar crime litigation. He returned to public service in 1995 as senior litigator in the homicide section of the District of Columbia United States Attorney's Office. In 1998, Mueller was named U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California and held that position until 2001.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mueller was nominated for the position of FBI Director on July 5, 2001. He and two other candidates were up for the job at the time, but he was always considered the front runner. Washington lawyer George J. Terwilliger III and veteran Chicago prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer Dan Webb were up for the job but both pulled out from consideration around mid-June. Confirmation hearings for Mueller, in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, were quickly set for July 30, only three days before his prostate cancer surgery. The vote on the Senate floor on August 2, 2001, passed unanimously, 98–0. He served as Acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice for several months, before officially becoming the FBI Director on September 4, 2001, just one week before the September 11 attacks against the United States.
On May 12, 2011, it was reported that President Obama had asked Director Mueller to continue at the helm of the FBI for another 2 years beyond his normal term, expiring on September 4, 2013. The Senate approved this request on July 27, 2011. On September 4, 2013, Mueller was replaced by James Comey.
Domestic wiretapping investigation
Director Mueller, along with Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey, offered to resign from office in March 2004 if the White House overruled a Department of Justice finding that domestic wiretapping without a court warrant was unconstitutional. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft denied his consent to attempts by White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and White House Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales to waive the Justice Department ruling and permit the domestic warrantless eavesdropping program to proceed. On March 12, 2004, President George W. Bush gave his support to changes in the program sufficient to satisfy the concerns of Mueller, Ashcroft and Comey. The extent of the National Security Agency's domestic warrantless eavesdropping under the President's Surveillance Program is still largely unknown.
Post-FBI Career
After leaving the FBI in 2013, Mueller became a visiting professor at Stanford University where his focus is on issues related to cyber-security. In addition to his teaching position, Mueller also joined the law firm WilmerHale as a partner in their Washington, D.C. Office.
On May 17, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller as Special Counsel in connection with the FBI's investigation of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential election.
Bibliography
- Graff, Garrett (August 1, 2008). "Robert Mueller: Remaking the FBI". Washingtonian.
- Graff, Garrett (September 1, 2008). "Robert Mueller: Taking on the Terrorists". Washingtonian.
See also
References
- Rebecca R. Ruiz, Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation, New York Times (May 17, 2017).
- "Robert Swan Mueller III". Chicago Sun-Times. July 30, 2001. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- "Ancestry of Robert Mueller". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- "Remarks by the President in Nominating Robert S. Mueller as Director of the FBI". The White House. 2001-07-05. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- "Bush Names Mueller FBI Director". United Press. 2001-06-06. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
- "Senate hearing set July 30 for FBI choice Mueller". CNN. 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
- "FBI director-designate has prostate cancer". CNN. 2001-06-13. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
- "Robert S. Mueller, III, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" (Plain Text). United States Senate. 2001-08-02. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
- "FBI Director to stay in post for another 2 years". CNN. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- "Senate Extends Term of F.B.I. Director". New York Times. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- "FBI — James B. Comey Sworn in as FBI Director". FBI. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Eggen, Dan; Kane, Paul (2007-05-16). "Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- Gorlick, Adam (2013-11-05). "Former FBI director to bolster security research at Stanford" (Press release). Stanford, California: Stanford University. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- "Former Director of the FBI Robert Mueller III Joins WilmerHale" (Press release). Wilmer Hale. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/special-counsel-robert-mueller/index.html?sr=twCNN051717special-counsel-robert-mueller1002PMStoryPhoto&linkId=37706257
External links
- Profile at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and staff
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Robert Mueller on Charlie Rose
- Robert Mueller at IMDb
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- Robert Mueller collected news and commentary at The New York Times
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| Preceded byEric Holder | United States Deputy Attorney General Acting 2001 |
Succeeded byLarry Thompson |
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| Preceded byThomas Pickard Acting |
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 2001–2013 |
Succeeded byJames Comey |
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- American military personnel of the Vietnam War
- American people of German descent
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Directors of the FBI
- Identity theft victims
- New York University alumni
- People from Pennsylvania
- Princeton University alumni
- St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire) alumni
- United States Assistant Attorneys General
- United States Attorneys for the Northern District of California
- United States Marine Corps officers
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni