Robert Mueller

Robert Swan Mueller III became the 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on September 1, 2001. 

Mueller replaced Louis J. Freeh, who stepped down as Director in June 2001. 

Profiles
"As assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's criminal division in the early 1990s, Mueller oversaw the department's investigation into BCCI, which was eventually found to be involved in a host of criminal activities, including support of global terrorism, international money laundering, and the selling of nuclear technology, according to a 1992 congressional report on the bank." 

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Bush administration
 * George W. Bush's domestic spying
 * Bush administration warrantless wiretapping

Profiles

 * News Release: "Remarks by the President in Nominating Robert S. Mueller as Director of the FBI," The South Lawn, Office of the White House Press Secretary, July 5, 2001.
 * News Release: Biographical Information for "Robert S. Mueller, III," Office of the White House Press Secretary, July 5, 2001.
 * "Profile: FBI chief Robert Mueller," BBC News, September 21, 2001.
 * "Directors Then and Now": Robert S. Mueller, III, FBI.gov.
 * Robert Mueller in the Wikipedia.

2001

 * "Bush names new FBI chief," BBC News, July 5, 2001.
 * Neil A. Lewis, (abstract) "Man in the News; A Man Made for Law Enforcement -- Robert Swan Mueller III," New York Times, July 6, 2001.
 * "Bush Names Mueller FBI Director," NewsMax, July 6, 2001.

2002

 * "The Bombshell Memo," TIME Magazine, May 21, 2002: "Coleen Rowley's Memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller. An edited version of the agent's 13-page letter."
 * "Coleen Rowley's Memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller," TIME Magazine, May 25, 2002.
 * Anthony York, Too much a company man? FBI director Mueller's desire to defend his institution has earned him criticism in the past, Salon.com, June 18, 2002.

2003

 * Debbie Schlussel, "Schlussel Stops FBI Award to Terrorist Supporter - The Column That Started It All... FBI’s Outrageous Award," DebbieSchlussel.com, September 13, 2003.
 * Debbie Schlussel, "FBI, Justice PC Buffoonery Continues. Abridged NY Post version," DebbieSchlussel.com, October 15, 2003.

2005

 * Dan Froomkin, "A Compelling Story," White House Watch Blog/Washington Post, March 31, 2006.
 * "FBI seeks expanded search powers. Justice Dept. also wants expiring Patriot Act provisions renewed," NBC News and news services, April 5, 2005.

2006

 * Declan McCullagh, "FBI director wants ISPs to track users," CNet, October 17, 2006.

2007

 * Declan McCullagh, "Report: FBI's snooping did not follow rules," CNet, March 9, 2007.
 * Murray Waas, "Internal Affairs," National Journal, March 15, 2007
 * Declan McCullagh, "Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power," CNet, March 21, 2007: "The FBI's illegal use of secret methods to obtain confidential information, including telephone and e-mail records, on American citizens, drew criticism from a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday."
 * Frank Rich, "When Will Afredo Get Whacked?" New York Times, March 25, 2007.
 * Declan McCullagh, "FBI chief blames computers for privacy flap," CNet, March 27, 2007.
 * Rodrique Ngowi, "FBI director defends use of national security letters," Associated Press (Boston Globe), April 26, 2007.
 * Malcolm A. Glenn, "Protestors Disrupt Mueller's IOP Speech," The Harvard Crimson, April 27, 2007.
 * Paul Bedard, "Mueller Says FBI Moved in N.J. Case After Long Surveillance," The News Desk Blog/U.S. News & World Report, May 9, 2007.
 * "Mueller distances himself from Gonzales," Think Progress, May 9, 2007.
 * George E. Condon, Jr., "Corruption cases were kept free of political influence, FBI says," Copley News Service (San Diego Union-Tribune), May 10, 2007.
 * David Cook, "FBI director on Fort Dix plot, US attorneys, domestic threats. Robert Mueller says Fort Dix plotters were set to get weapons outside of the bureau's control," Christian Science Monitor, May 10, 2007.
 * Dan K. Thomasson, "FBI in dire need of new game plan: Post-9/11, bureau’s woes clear," Boston Herald, May 12, 2007.
 * Paul Kiel, "Comey Details White House Attempt to Force Approval of Secret Program," TPMmuckraker, May 15, 2007.
 * Laurie Asseo, "Gonzales Pressured Ashcroft on Program, Comey Says (Update5)," Bloomberg News, May 15, 2007.
 * Laurie Kellman, "Hospitalized Ashcroft pressured by White House in 2004 on wiretaps, Senate panel told," Associated Press (San Diego Union-Tribune), May 15, 2007.
 * Jonathan S. Landay and Marisa Taylor, "Initial warrantless eavesdropping program deemed illegal by the Justice Department," McClatchy Newspapers, May 15, 2007.
 * Dahlia Lithwick, "Pulling the Plug. Alberto Gonzales browbeats the critically ill," Slate, May 15, 2007.
 * Mike Nizza, "'04 Wiretapping Talks at Hospital," The Lede Blog/New York Times, May 15, 2007.
 * Jon Ward, "Ashcroft, Mueller fought Gonzales plan," Washington Times, May 15, 2007.

2008

 * Murray Waas, "The Case of the Gonzales Notes,"The Atlantic, Sept. 26, 2008.
 * Murray Waas, "What Bush Told Gonzales,"    The Atlantic, Sept. 26, 2008.
 * Johnathan Landay, "Did U.S. Push Detention of American Without Charges? McClatchey Newspapers, Nov. 17, 2008.

2009

 * Murray Waas, "Dropped Call: Alberto Gonzales Won't Be Charged Over Testimony," New York Magazine, Nov. 23, 2009.