Robert Mueller, Ex-FBI Director, Dies at 81
Was Robert Mueller a hero who upheld democracy or did his Russia probe amount to nothing more than a politically motivated witch hunt?
Above: Robert Mueller at the FBI headquarters on June 25, 2008. Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Mueller was one of the greatest public servants America ever produced — a Marine who took a bullet in Vietnam, transformed the FBI after 9/11 and upheld the rule of law without fear or favor. His investigation produced 37 indictments and exposed Russian election interference, full stop. Responding to his death with celebration exposes a basic indecency that has no place in the Oval Office.
Republican narrative
Mueller's Russia probe found zero evidence that Trump or his campaign coordinated with Russia — making the entire two-year witch hunt a colossal waste built on a fake narrative. The investigation damaged innocent people while Democrats weaponized it for years as a political cudgel. History will remember the probe as a hoax, not a triumph of justice.
