他的家人宣布，前美国联邦调查局局长罗伯特·穆勒已经去世，他在2001年9月11日恐怖袭击后的动荡十年中领导该局，后来担任特别顾问，监督对俄罗斯涉嫌干预2016年总统选举的政治调查。他81岁了。
“带着深深的悲伤，我们分享鲍勃昨晚去世的消息，”一份家庭声明说。"他的家人要求尊重他们的隐私。"
美国联邦调查局特工协会也对穆勒的去世表示哀悼，并指出他领导该局“在一个重大变革的时期，在加强其应对不断变化的国家安全威胁的能力方面发挥了重要作用，同时保持了其核心的刑事调查任务。”
穆勒曾是威尔默哈尔律师事务所的合伙人，该律师事务所的发言人称赞他是“一位非凡的领导人和公仆，是一个最正直的人。”
这位发言人说:“他对我们国家的服务，包括作为海军陆战队的一名授勋军官，作为美国联邦调查局主任，以及在司法部，堪称典范，令人鼓舞。”。“他是我们的合作伙伴，我们为此深感自豪。”
穆勒是该机构历史上任职时间第二长的美国联邦调查局主管。他在公共服务领域有着辉煌的职业生涯，因其稳健的领导能力、对国家的奉献和保护国家安全的承诺而赢得了声誉。
罗伯特·斯旺·穆勒三世1944年8月7日出生于纽约市，曾在普林斯顿大学学习政治学，后在纽约大学获得国际关系硕士学位。
由于越南战争中一名同学的死亡，穆勒在1968年加入了海军陆战队，在越南担任了两年的排长，在此期间，他被授予紫心勋章、铜星勋章、两枚表彰奖章和其他荣誉。
1970年以上尉军衔离开海军陆战队后，穆勒进入弗吉尼亚大学法学院，于1973年毕业，随后在旧金山、波士顿和华盛顿特区担任了28年的美国律师，并在司法部刑事司工作了三年。
在DOJ任职期间，穆勒调查了甘比诺犯罪家族，还起诉了1988年12月泛美航空公司航班爆炸案的责任人，以及前巴拿马军事领导人曼努埃尔·诺列加。
2001年7月5日，穆勒被时任总统老布什提名为美国联邦调查局主任。在9/11袭击后，他在那里的任期内目睹了该局的重点从国内调查转移到应对外国恐怖分子，在此期间，穆勒在特工中建立了严肃的声誉。
在担任美国联邦调查局董事满10年后，穆勒同意了时任总统巴拉克奥巴马(Barack Obama)的请求，在这个职位上再呆两年，之后他于2013年回到私营部门。
2017年5月，司法部副部长罗德·罗森斯坦任命穆勒监督对涉嫌俄罗斯政府的努力来影响2016年总统大选。调查主要集中在2016年唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统竞选活动上，并退回了许多高调的起诉书，包括政治顾问和游说者罗杰·斯通(Roger Stone)、前特朗普竞选主席保罗·马纳福特(Paul Manafort)和其他32人。
穆勒提交了他期待已久的报告2019年3月，该公司没有发现特朗普竞选团队与俄罗斯政府合作影响2016年总统大选的结果。两个月后，他从特别顾问的位置上退下来，回到了私人生活中。
周六，穆勒去世的消息传出后，特朗普开始使用社交媒体。
“罗伯特·穆勒刚刚去世，”总统说。“好，我很高兴他死了。他不能再伤害无辜的人了!”
总统的声明很快遭到了国会的反对。
“老实说，我认为这是一个关于我们在政治话语中所处位置的可悲声明，”北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯说。告诉记者得知总统的言论后。“我当然不会庆祝一个你可能在某些问题上不同意的人的死亡，但这是一个为这个国家服务的人，应该得到更多的尊重。”
弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员马克·沃纳说:“我和许多美国人一样哀悼罗伯特穆勒，他领导的公共服务事业始终致力于法治。我并不总是同意他的观点，但我和许多人一样哀悼他的去世。"
穆勒在马萨诸塞州马里恩的塔博尔学院2017届毕业班发表讲话建议毕业生用“正直、耐心和谦逊”来生活
“无论我们做什么，我们都必须诚实正直地行事，不管你选择什么职业，你都是言出必行，”穆勒宣称。“如果你不诚实，你的声誉就会受损，而且一旦失去，良好的声誉将永远无法恢复。”
米勒身后留下了他结婚近60年的妻子安·卡贝尔·斯坦迪什，以及两个女儿和五个孙子。
Robert Mueller, former FBI director and special counsel, dies at 81
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led the bureau in the tumultuous decade following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and who later served as special counsel overseeing the politically charged investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, has died, his family announced. He was 81.
"With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away last night," a family statement said. "His family asks that their privacy be respected."
The FBI Agents Association also mourned the passing of Mueller, noting he led the bureau "during a period of significant change and played an important role in strengthening its ability to confront evolving national security threats while maintaining its core criminal investigative mission."
A spokesperson for the WilmerHale law firm, where Mueller had been a partner, commended him as an "extraordinary leader and public servant and a person of the greatest integrity."
"His service to our country, including as a decorated officer in the Marine Corps, as FBI Director, and at the Department of Justice, was exemplary and inspiring," the spokesperson said. "We are deeply proud that he was our partner."
Mueller was the second-longest serving FBI director in the agency's history. He had a decorated career in public service, cultivating a reputation for steady leadership, dedication to country and commitment to protecting the nation's security.
Born in New York City on Aug. 7, 1944, Robert Swan Mueller III studied politics at Princeton University, and then earned a master's degree in international relations from New York University.
Emboldened by the death of a classmate in the Vietnam War, Mueller enlisted in the Marines in 1968, serving two years in Vietnam as a platoon leader, during which he was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, two Commendation Medals and other recognition.
Upon leaving the Marines in 1970 at the rank of captain, Mueller attended the University of Virginia Law School, graduating in 1973 and then spending the next 28 years working as a U.S. attorney in San Francisco, Boston and Washington, D.C., as well as three years at the Department of Justice Criminal Division.
During his time at the DOJ, Mueller investigated the Gambino crime family and also prosecuted the men responsible for bombing a Pan Am Flight in December 1988, as well as former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega.
On July 5, 2001, Mueller was appointed to be director of the FBI, nominated by then-President George W. Bush. His tenure there saw the bureau's focus shift from domestic investigations to tackling foreign terrorists after the 9/11 attacks, during which time Mueller developed a reputation among agents for being no-nonsense.
After serving his full 10-year term as FBI director, Mueller agreed to then-President Barack Obama's request to remain in the position for two more years, after which he returned to the private sector in 2013.
In May 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller to oversee the investigation of allegedRussian government effortsto influence the 2016 presidential election. The investigation focused primarily on the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign and returned numerous high-profile indictments, including political consultant and lobbyist Roger Stone, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and 32 others.
Mueller submitted his long-anticipatedreportin March 2019, which did not find that the Trump campaign had worked with the Russian government to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Two months later, he stepped down from his special counsel position and returned to private life.
Trump took to social media Saturday as news of Mueller's passing broke.
"Robert Mueller just died," the president said. "Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!"
The president's statements were quickly met with pushback on Capitol Hill.
"I think that that's a sad statement about where we are in our political discourse to be honest with you," Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, of North Carolina,told reportersupon learning of the president's remarks. "I certainly don't celebrate the death of somebody who you could disagree maybe on certain matters, but this is a person who served this country and deserves more respect than that."
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, of Virginia, said: "I join many Americans mourning the loss ofRobertMueller, he led a career of public service always committed to rule of law. I didn't always agree with him, but I join many in mourning his passing."
Addressing the 2017 graduating class at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, Muelleradvised the graduatesto live their lives with "integrity, patience and humility."
"Whatever we do, we must act with honesty and with integrity, and regardless of your chosen career, you're only as good as your word," Mueller declared. "If you are not honest, your reputation will suffer, and once lost, a good reputation can never, ever be regained."
Mueller is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Ann Cabell Standish, as well as two daughters and five grandchildren.
