Robert Mueller, the former special lawyer who directed the investigation of the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections, has Parkinson’s disease, his family said in a statement to New York Times on Sunday.

“Bob was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021,” Mueller’s family told The Outlet. “He withdrew from the practice of the law at the end of that year. He taught in his Alma Mater of the Law School during the fall of 2021 and 2022, and retired at the end of 2022. His family asks that his privacy be respected.”

The Times added that Mueller has recently had mobility problems, as well as difficulty speaking, citing familiar sources with his condition.

On July 24, 2019, former special lawyer Robert Mueller testifies in Capitol Hill in Washington before the Judicial Committee of the Chamber about his report on Russian electoral interference.
On July 24, 2019, former special lawyer Robert Mueller testifies in Capitol Hill in Washington before the Judicial Committee of the Chamber about his report on Russian electoral interference.

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The dissemination of his family occurs when Mueller received a citation to testify to the Chamber’s Supervision Committee on Tuesday as part of the panel investigation on the government’s management of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, given that the former special lawyer served as director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013 when the degraded financial financial one was investigated for sexual crimes.

“Because you were director of the FBI during the time when Mr. Epstein was investigated by the FBI, the Committee believes that you have relevant knowledge and information for your research,” said the letter of citation.

Since then, the Chamber Panel has confirmed that it has withdrawn its request for the appearance of Mueller.

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“We have learned that Mr. Mueller has health problems that prevent him from testifying,” said a Committee spokesman for ABC News.

Mueller’s last public appearance was on July 24, 2019, when he testified to the Judicial Committee of the Chamber and the Chamber’s Intelligence Committee on the findings of his special advice investigation. He has not made any public statement since then.

While Mueller’s investigation documented an effort from Kremlin to interfere with the 2016 elections, “did not establish” that the members of the presidential campaign of Donald Trump in 2016 “conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in their activities of electoral interference.” Even so, his investigation detailed multiple instances in which Trump could have obstructed justice.