Robert Mueller Has Parkinson’s Disease, Family Says NYT | Top Stories By: Michael S. Schmidt and Nina Agrawal 1 September 2025 at 09:45 The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation during President Trump’s first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months. A congressional committee dropped a request for Mr. Mueller to testify this week. © Anna Moneymaker/The New York TimesRobert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in 2019.