A House panel investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has withdrawn a subpoena for former FBI Director Robert Mueller, citing his health.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) in early August announced he had issued subpoenas to 10 high-profile former government officials, including Mueller.
However, after the committee was informed about health issues restricting Tuesday testimony from Mueller, the committee withdrew its subpoena for the former special counsel, the committee said in a statement reported by The Associated Press.
CBS first reported on the subpoena withdrawal.
The former FBI director’s family told The New York Times on Sunday that Mueller, who investigated contacts between Russian figures and President Trump’s 2016 campaign, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago.
“Bob was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021,” the statement to the Times read.
“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 statement continued. “His family asks that his privacy be respected.”
Muller was FBI director in 2008, the year that a 60-count draft indictment against Epstein was dropped in exchange for his guilty plea to two lesser state prostitution charges.
The Hill has reached out to the House Oversight Committee for comment.
Source: The Hill - News
