Washington DC, March 21 -- Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led the investigation into alleged ties between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and the Russian government, has passed away.

Mueller, who died at 81 years of age, became the sixth FBI director of the US on September 4, 2001, a week before the September 11 attacks, as per Fox News.

US President Donald Trump, in a post on X wrote, "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP."

Mueller served as FBI director for 12 years before later becoming special counsel in the Justice Department's investigation of the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.

The family of Robert S Mueller III released the following sta...