Robert Mueller, the former FBI director known for leading the agency during the 2016 Russian interference investigation, has been residing in a memory-care facility while battling Parkinson’s disease, his family revealed.
The specialized assisted-living center, designed for older adults experiencing memory loss, has housed Mueller for the past four years, according to Real Clear Investigations senior reporter Paul Sperry.
The revelation prompted Comer to withdraw a subpoena originally scheduled for Tuesday, which sought Mueller’s testimony as part of ongoing Oversight Committee inquiries.
The subpoenas, some dating back to the George W. Bush administration, focused on government actions and records related to high-profile cases, including the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Mueller, who led the FBI from 2001 to 2013, would have been briefed on Epstein’s 2006 guilty plea in exchange for a lenient sentence.
Comer’s inquiry reportedly centers on perceived gaps in federal investigations at the time, as well as questions about how Epstein’s crimes were handled prior to his 2019 death.
In 2017, Mueller was appointed by then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to oversee the federal probe into alleged Russian influence in the 2016 election.
His report ultimately concluded there was no collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and