Former FBI boss, Russiagate prosecutor Robert Mueller suffering from Parkinson's, family reveals

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who concluded as a special prosecutor there wasn't evidence to prove collusion between Donald Trump and Russia in the 2016 election, is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and is unable to testify to Congress, his family disclosed Sunday night.

"Bob was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021. He retired from the practice of law at the end of that year. He taught at his law school alma mater during the fall of both 2021 and 2022, and he retired at the end of 2022," the family said in a statement to the New York Times.

Mueller, a Marine and federal prosecutor who served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013, was subpoenaed recently by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer in the Jeffrey Epstein inquiry but will be unable to comply. His family said he struggles with speech and the ability to move around.

"His family asks that his privacy be respected," the family told the Times.