Robert Mueller, the former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director and special counsel who investigated President Donald Trump, has allegedly been residing in a memory care facility for years.
Muller, 80, served as the sixth director of the FBI from 2001 until 2013 and the special counsel overseeing the federal government’s multi-year investigation into Russia’s ties to the 2016 Trump campaign.
The infamous probe found that neither Trump nor members of his campaign team coordinated with the Russians on their interference.
The shocking news of Mueller’s dwindling health comes after House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced Monday that subpoenas were sent to top political figures and officials — including Mueller — requiring them to testify about the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
The committee is seeking information Mueller may know about Epstein from overseeing the FBI during Epstein’s 2005 Florida prostitution case, a matter in which the FBI eventually intervened.
Mueller was issued a subpoena to testify before the Committee on September 2 about the FBI’s investigation into Epstein during the George W. Bush administration — only for members of the committed to find out that Mueller has been living in a memory-care facility “for the past few years,” according to sources who spoke with Real Clear Investigations senior reporter Paul Sperry.
NEW: House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Robert Mueller to appear for a Sept. 2 deposition to provide details from an FBI investigation of Jeffrey Epstein from decades ago — even though sources tell me Mueller has been living in a memory-care facility for the past few years
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) August 5, 2025
A former GOP lawmaker is now saying the signs of Mueller’s decline have been evident for years.
“It was clear this is where things were heading when we questioned him before Congress,” ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., posted on social media.
‘It was clear this is where things were heading when we questioned him before Congress,” ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., posted on social media.
“Mueller was used by some very vicious people,” Gaetz, now a conservative TV host, continued.
“I’m not sure he really ever knew what was happening in the investigation.”
Mueller testified before Congress about his report’s findings in the summer of 2019.
During that hearing, the former special counsel struggled at times to remember the questions from lawmakers, often asking them to repeat their inquiries.
He also appeared flustered at times when trying to remember key portions of his probe.
Mueller spearheaded the investigation into allegations of collusion between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, and he authored the report on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Mueller’s report concluded that the investigation did not establish that the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government to win the 2016 election.
“The subpoenas issued are legally binding and duly authorized. As always, the Committee will engage in good faith negotiations with all parties,” an Oversight spokesman told The Daily Caller.