‘Glad he’s dead’ Trump reacting to death of FBI director who investigated him

Former FBI director Robert Mueller led a politically explosive investigation into Donald Trump,

Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led a politically explosive investigation into Donald Trump, has died aged 81, triggering a gloating response Saturday from the US president. 

In a statement on his social media Truth Social, Donald Trump said he was “glad he  is dead”  

“Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” the US president said on Saturday. 

The New York Times reported Mueller's death, citing a family statement, but did not specify a location or cause. 

Mueller led the FBI for 12 years, starting just days before the September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, during which time he built up the bureau's counterterror mission. 

After his tenure at the FBI, he was tapped as a special counsel for the Department of Justice to lead a probe between 2017 and 2019 into whether Trump's presidential campaign conspired with Russia to get him elected. 

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