Robert Swan Mueller III was born August 7, 1944) is an American lawyer who served as Director of the 6th Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2001 to 2013. A conservative Republican, he was appointed by President George W. Bush; President Barack Obama gave his ten-year tenure of the original two-year extension, making him the longest FBI director since J. Edgar Hoover. He is currently the chief investigator of the Special Adviser of Russian interference in the 2016 United States election and related matters.
A graduate of Princeton University, Mueller served as Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War, received a Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for heroism and Purple Heart Medal. After graduating from the Law Faculty of the University of Virginia (1973), he worked for a private company in San Francisco for three years until his appointment as Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) in the same city. Prior to his appointment as Director of the FBI, Mueller served as United States Attorney, as Assistant US Attorney General for the Criminal Division, and as US Deputy Attorney General's Officer.
In May 2017, Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as a special adviser overseeing an ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and related matters, including any relationship between the Russian government and Donald Trump's campaign.
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Early life and education
Mueller was born in Doctor's Hospital in New York City's Manhattan district, Alice C. Truesdale's first child (1920-2007) and Robert Swan Mueller Jr. (1916-2007). She has four younger sisters: Susan, Sandra, Joan, and Patricia. His father was an executive with DuPont who had served as a naval officer in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theater during World War II.
Mueller is of German, English, and Scottish descent. His great-grandfather, Gustave A. Mueller, was a prominent physician in Pittsburgh, and his own father August CE MÃÆ'¼ller had immigrated to the United States in 1855 from Pomerania Province in the Kingdom of Prussia (a historic state whose territory included land now part of Germany and Poland west). On the side of his mother, he is the great-grandson of the railroad executive William Truesdale.
Mueller grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where he attended Princeton Country Day School, now known as Princeton Day School. After finishing eighth grade, his family moved to Philadelphia while Mueller himself went to St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, where he captained the football, hockey and lacrosse teams and won the Gordon Medal as the top athletic school in 1962. A teammate of lacrosse and his classmate at St. Paul's School is a Massachusetts Senator of the future and Secretary of State John Kerry.
Mueller went on to study at Princeton University, where he continued to play lacrosse, receiving a B.A. in politics with a senior thesis on jurisdiction in the case of South West Africa in 1966. Mueller obtained his M.A. in international relations from New York University in 1967, before pursuing his Juris Doctorate degree.
In 1968, Mueller joined the US Marine Corps. He has cited the death of his teammate David Spencer Hackett in the Vietnam War as an influence over his decision to pursue military service. Of his classmates, Mueller said, "One of the reasons I went to the Marine Corps was that we lost a very good friend, a Marine in Vietnam, a year ahead of me at Princeton, and some of us felt we should follow his example and at least go into service and flow from there. "Hackett was the first lieutenant of the Marine Corps in infantry and killed in 1967 in Qu? Ng Tr? Provinces with small arms fire.
After finishing his military service, Mueller studied at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served at Virginia Law Review. He graduated in 1973.
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Marine Corps Service
After waiting a year for a knee injury to recover, Mueller was accepted for training officers in the United States Marine Corps in 1968, attending training at Parris Island, School of Army Candidates, Army Ranger School, and Army Jump School. From all this, he said later that he considers the Ranger School the most valuable. "[It] more than anything teaches you about how you react without sleep and nothing to eat."
In July 1968, he was sent to South Vietnam, where he served as a rifle launcher with Second Platoon, Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine, 3rd Marine Division. On December 11, 1968 during an engagement in Operation Scotland II, he earned a Bronze Star with a 'V' difference for battle courage to rescue the wounded Marines under enemy fire during an ambush in which he saw half his platoon become victims. In April 1969, he received an enemy firefight on his thigh, recovered, and returned to lead his platoon until June 1969. For his services in and during the Vietnam War, his military decorations and awards included: Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", Purple Heart Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps, Compatible Medal with Combat "V", Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Medal Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with three service stars, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Campaign Medal of Republic of Vietnam, and Parachutist Badge.
After recuperating in a field hospital near Da Hong, Mueller became a de-camp adjudicate to the general commander of the Marine Division 3, then Major General William K. Jones, where he "significantly contributed to the relationship" Jones with other officers, according to one report. Mueller initially thought of making the Marines his career, but then he explained that he found the non-combat life in the Corps to be unexciting.
Reflecting on his ministry in the Vietnam War, Mueller said, "I consider myself very lucky to have managed to get out of Vietnam, there are many who do not, and maybe because I survive in Vietnam, I always feel compelled to contribute." In 2009 , he told a writer that despite his other achievements he was "the most proud of Marines the Marines considered me worthy of leading the other Marines."
After returning from Vietnam, Mueller was placed in Henderson Hall, before leaving the active service in August 1970. He was sworn in to Ranger Hall of Fame in 2004.
Legal career
After receiving the title of J.D. in 1973 from the University of Virginia Law School, Mueller worked as a litigator at Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro in San Francisco until 1976. He then worked for 12 years at the US Attorney's office. He first worked at the US Attorney's office for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, where he rose to head of the criminal division, and in 1982, he moved to Boston to work at the US Attorney's Office office for the Massachusetts District as Assistant US Attorney , where he investigates and demands major financial fraud, terrorism and public corruption cases, as well as conspiracy of international narcotics and money launderers.
After serving as a partner at law firm Hill and Barlow in Boston, Mueller returned to government service. In 1989, he served in the US Department of Justice as assistant to Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and acted as Deputy Attorney General. James Baker, with whom he worked on national security issues, said he had "... a tribute to the Constitution and the rule of law." The following year he led his criminal division. During his tenure, he oversaw prosecution including the decision of Panama's leader, Manuel Noriega, the case of Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie bombing), and Gambino family crime boss, John Gotti. In 1991, he was elected colleague of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
In 1993, Mueller became a partner at Boston Hale and Dorr, specializing in white-collar criminal litigation. He returned to public service in 1995 as a senior litigator in the homicide section of the United States District Attorney's Office of the United States. In 1998, Mueller was named US Attorney for the Northern District of California and held that position until 2001.
Director of the FBI
Mueller was nominated for the position of director of the FBI by George W. Bush on July 5, 2001. At that time, he and two other candidates, Washington lawyer George J. Terwilliger III and veteran Chicago prosecutors and white-collar criminal defense lawyer Dan Webb, the job, but Mueller is always considered a front runner. Terwilliger and Webb withdrew from consideration around mid-June, while a confirmation hearing for Mueller before the Senate Judiciary Committee was quickly set for July 30, just three days before the operation of prostate cancer.
The Senate unanimously affirmed Mueller as director of the FBI on August 2, 2001, with a 98-0 vote in favor of his appointment. He previously served as deputy attorney general of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for several months before officially becoming director of the FBI on September 4, 2001, just one week before the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center.
On February 11, 2003, one month before the US-led invasion of Iraq, Mueller testified to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Mueller informs the American public that "[s] even the countries designated as sponsoring terrorism countries - Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Cuba and North Korea - remain active in the United States and continue to support terrorist groups has targeted Americans, as Tenet Director has shown, Minister Powell presented evidence last week that Baghdad has failed to disarm weapons of mass destruction, deliberately trying to avoid and deceive the international community.Our special concern is that Saddam Hussein can supply terrorists with biological, chemical or radiological material. "Highlighting this concern in February 2003, FBI Special Agent Coleen Rowley wrote an open letter to Mueller in which he warned his superiors that" the bureau is not [going] to stem the flood of terrorism that is likely to be headed towards us behind the attack on Iraq "and prompted Mueller to" share [to his concerns] with the President and the Attorney General. "
On March 10, 2004, when US Attorney General John Ashcroft was at George Washington University Hospital for gallbladder surgery, Comey received a call from Ashcroft's wife informing him that White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales would coming soon. visit Ashcroft to convince him to update an unsecured wiretapping program under the Terrorist Supervisory Program that DOJ decides unconstitutional. Ashcroft refused to sign, as had been agreed, but the next day the White House updated its program. Mueller and deputy attorney general James Comey then threatened to resign. On March 12, 2004, after a private meeting with Mueller and Comey at the White House, the president supported the program's changes to satisfy Mueller's concerns, Ashcroft, and Comey.
As director, Mueller also forbade FBI personnel participating in interrogations that were perfected with the CIA. At dinner, Mueller defended a lawyer (Thomas Wilner) who had been attacked for his role in defense of Kuwaiti prisoners. Mueller stood up, raised his glass, and said, "I toast Tom Wilner He does what an American should do." However, the White House withdrew, prompting more powerful methods to pursue and interrogate terror suspects. When Bush confronts Mueller to ask him to gather more terrorists in the United States, Mueller replied, saying, "If they [suspects] do not commit crimes, it would be difficult to identify and isolate" them. Vice President Dick Cheney objected, saying, "That's not good enough, we heard this too much from the FBI."
In May 2011, President Barack Obama asked Mueller to remain at the helm of the FBI for an additional two years beyond his normal ten-year term, which expires on September 4, 2011. The Senate approved the request on July 27, 2011. On September 4 2013, Mueller was replaced by James Comey.
In June 2013, Mueller defended the NSA's surveillance program in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee hearing. He said that surveillance programs could "derail" the September 11 attacks. Congressman John Conyers disagrees: "I'm not sure that it's okay to collect every call." Mueller also testified that the government oversight program fulfills "entirely with US law and with basic rights guaranteed under the Constitution." He said that "We take all the necessary steps to hold [Edward Snowden] responsible for this disclosure."
On June 19, 2017, in the case of Arar v. Ashcroft, Mueller, together with Ashcroft and former Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Services James W. Ziglar and others, are protected from civil liability by the Supreme Court for post-9/11 Muslim detention under the then-enacted policy.
Return to private sector
After leaving the FBI in 2013, Mueller served a one-year term as a respected consultant and lecturer Arthur and Frank Payne at Stanford University, where he focused on issues related to cybersecurity.
In addition to his speaking and teaching role, Mueller also joins the law firm of WilmerHale as a partner in his office in Washington in 2014. Among other roles in the company, he oversaw an independent inquiry into NFL behavior around the emerging video to show NFL player Ray Rice attacking fiancee e. In January 2016, he was appointed Master of Settlement in US consumer litigation over the Volkswagen emission scandal; on May 11, 2017, the scandal has generated $ 11.2 billion in customer settlements.
On October 19, 2016, Mueller began an external review of "security, personnel, and management processes and practices" at government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton after an employee was indicted for massive data theft from the National Security Agency. On April 6, 2017, he was appointed Special Master for the disbursement of $ 850 million and $ 125 million for cars and consumers, respectively, influenced by Takata's prone ruptured airbag.
Mueller received the 2016 Thayer Award for public services from the United States Military Academy. In June 2017, he received a Baker Award for intelligence and national security contributions from the nonprofit Intelligence and National Security Alliance.
Special Advisor to the Department of Justice
On May 16, 2017, Mueller interviewed President Trump to return as FBI Director but was not hired. The next day, on May 17, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller to serve as a special advisor to the US Department of Justice. In this capacity, Mueller oversees the investigation into "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with Donald Trump's campaign, and anything that appears or may arise directly from the inquiry".
Mueller's appointment to oversee the investigation soon garnered widespread support from Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) said, "Former Director Mueller is the right person for this job, I now have a much greater belief that the investigation will follow the facts wherever they lead." Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) stated, "FBI ex-dirler Mueller has a good qualification to oversee this investigation". Newt Gingrich, former Republican Chairman of the House of Representatives and a leading conservative political commentator, stated via Twitter that "Robert Mueller is an excellent choice to be a special adviser, whose reputation is perfect for honesty and integrity." However, some people quickly point out alleged conflicts of interest. "The federal code can not be more clear - Mueller is compromised by his apparent conflict of interest as it is close to James Comey," Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), who first asked Mueller to resign during the summer, said in a statement to Fox News. "The emergence of conflict is enough to make Mueller break the code... All revelations in recent weeks have made this case stronger."
After his appointment as Special Advisor, Mueller and two colleagues (former FBI agent Aaron Zebley and former assistant special prosecutor at Watergate Special Forces James L. Quarles III) resigned from WilmerHale. On May 23, 2017, US Department of Justice ethics experts announced that they had declared Mueller ethically to function as a special advisor. The spokesperson for the special adviser is Peter Carr, who told NBC News that Mueller has taken an active role in managing the investigation. In an interview with the Associated Press, Rosenstein said he would resign from Mueller's oversight, if he himself was the subject of investigation for his role in the dismissal of James Comey.
On June 14, 2017, The Washington Post reported that Mueller's office also investigated President Trump personally for possible obstruction of justice, referring to Russian investigations. The report was questioned by Trump lawyer team lawyer Jay Sekulow, who said on June 18 about NBC's Meet the Press, "the President is not and has not been under investigation due to obstruction, period." Because of the central role of the Trump family in campaigns, transitions, and the White House, the President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is also under special scrutiny by Mueller. Also in June, Trump allegedly ordered the shooting of Robert Mueller, but retreated when White House Chancellor Don McGahn threatened to quit.
During a discussion of national security at the Aspen security conference, on July 21, 2017, former CIA director John Brennan reiterated his support for Mueller and asked Congress members to refuse if Trump burns Mueller. He also said it was "the duty of some executive branch officials to refuse to execute some orders which, again, are inconsistent with what the country means." After the shooting of Peter Strzok, a principal investigator for Mueller, to allegations of allegiance, Senator Mark Warner, Member of the Rank of the United States Senate Select the Intelligence Committee in a speech on December 20, 2017 before the Senate warns of a constitutional crisis if President fires Mueller.
On October 30, 2017, Mueller filed suit against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates. The 12 counts include conspiracy to launder money, violation of the Foreigners Registration Act (FARA) 1938 as an unregistered agent of foreign principals, FARA statement false and misleading, and conspiracy against the United States.
On December 1, 2017, Mueller reached a plea agreement with former national security advisor Michael T. Flynn, who pleaded guilty to giving false testimony to the FBI about his contact with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. As part of Flynn's negotiations, his son, Michael G. Flynn, is not expected to be prosecuted, and Flynn is ready to testify that high-level officials at the Trump team lead him to make contact with Russia. On February 16, 2018, Mueller demanded 13 Russian and three Russian companies for trying to deceive Americans into consuming Russian propaganda targeting Democrat Hillary Clinton.
On February 20, 2018, Mueller sued lawyer Alex van der Zwaan by making a false statement in a Russian inquiry.
On May 20, 2018, President Donald Trump criticized Mueller, tweeted "The World's Most Expensive Witch Hunter has not found anything in Russia and I am so now they see the whole world!" Mueller began investigating the August 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a messenger to the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The envoy offered assistance to Trump's presidential campaign.
Personal life
Mueller meets his future wife, Ann Cabell Standish, at a high school party when they are 17 years old. Standish attended Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, and Sarah Lawrence College, before working as a special education teacher for children with learning disabilities. In September 1966, they were married at St. Episcopal Church. Stephen in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. They have two daughters and three grandchildren. One of their daughters was born with spina bifida.
In 2001, Senator Mueller's Confirmation hearing for the head of the FBI was postponed several months while he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. He was diagnosed in the fall of 2000, delaying being sworn in as director of the FBI until he received a good prognosis from his doctor.
Despite being raised by the Presbyterian, he became Episcopalian at a later date.
References
Further reading
Graph, Garrett (August 1, 2008). "The Ultimate G-Man: Robert Mueller Make FBI Birthday". Washingtonian .
External links
- Profiles in the Bureau of Investigation and Federal staff
- Appearance in C-SPAN
- Robert Mueller at Charlie Rose
- Robert Mueller at IMDb
- Works by or about Robert Mueller in the library (WorldCat catalog)
- "Robert Mueller collects news and comments". The New York Times .
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