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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