Robert Mueller

American attorney

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July 2024 Simon & Schuster announced the upcoming book 'Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation', with Mueller writing the introduction.
June 2021 University of Virginia Law School announced Mueller would participate in a six-session course about the Mueller Report and the Role of the Special Counsel in the fall.
July 11 2020 Wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post defending his investigation and criticizing the clemency granted to Roger Stone.
October 2019 Announced return to WilmerHale to resume private practice, alongside James L. Quarles and Aaron Zebley.
July 24 2019 Mueller testified before two congressional committees, providing limited responses and reiterating key points from his investigation report.
May 29 2019 Mueller announced his retirement as special counsel, publicly spoke about the report for the first time, and emphasized the significance of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
May 29 2019 Resigns from the special counsel role and the Office of the Special Counsel is closed.
April 18 2019 Department of Justice releases the special counsel investigation report.
March 22 2019 Submits special counsel investigation report to Attorney General William Barr.
February 20 2018 Mueller charged attorney Alex van der Zwaan with making false statements in the Russia probe.
February 16 2018 Mueller indicted 13 Russian individuals and 3 Russian companies for attempting to spread propaganda targeting Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
December 1 2017 Mueller reached a plea agreement with former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to giving false testimony to the FBI about contacts with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
October 30 2017 Mueller filed charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and campaign co-chairman Rick Gates, including 12 charges of conspiracy and foreign agent violations.
July 21 2017 At the Aspen security conference, former CIA director John Brennan publicly supported Mueller and called for resistance if Trump attempted to fire him.
June 2017 Received the Baker Award for intelligence and national security contributions from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.
June 14 2017 The Washington Post reported that Mueller's office was investigating Trump personally for possible obstruction of justice.
May 23 2017 U.S. Department of Justice ethics experts declared Mueller ethically able to function as special counsel, and he resigned from WilmerHale with two colleagues.
May 17 2017 Appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
May 16 2017 Mueller met with President Trump to discuss FBI perspectives and potential new FBI Director hiring, during which Trump broached Mueller resuming the position, though Mueller was ineligible and uninterested.
April 6 2017 Appointed as Special Master for disbursement of $850 million and $125 million for automakers and consumers affected by Takata airbags.
2016 Received the Thayer Award for public service from the United States Military Academy.
October 19 2016 Began an external review of security, personnel, and management processes at Booz Allen Hamilton following an NSA data theft indictment.
January 2016 Appointed as Settlement Master in the U.S. consumer litigation over the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
2014 Joined WilmerHale law firm as a partner in its Washington office.
2013 After leaving the FBI, Mueller began serving as a consulting professor and Arthur and Frank Payne distinguished lecturer at Stanford University, focusing on cybersecurity issues.
2013 Concludes his role as FBI Director after serving from 2001 to 2013.

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