Did Trump say he was 'glad' Robert Mueller died?

As special counsel, Mueller investigated ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

On March 21, 2026, as news of former FBI Director Robert Mueller's death spread online, social media users claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he was "glad" Mueller was dead.

Mueller was later appointed special counsel to investigate ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Trump never faced charges in connection with the probe.

One Bluesky user shared the claim that Trump welcomed the news of Mueller's death (archived), including a screenshot of the president's alleged post that read:

Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP

(Bluesky user @adamkeiper.com)

Facebook and X users also shared the screenshot of Trump's alleged post. Several Snopes users searched the website and emailed us seeking to confirm whether it was real.

The screenshot authentically showed a March 21, 2026, post from Trump's Truth Social account in which he wrote he was "glad" Mueller had died. Therefore, we've rated this claim true.

In August 2025, Mueller's family reportedly told the New York Times he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2021 and had retired from practicing and teaching law in 2022. The news of his poor health led the House Oversight Committee to withdraw a subpoena that would have required Mueller to testify on files related to the case of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mueller led the FBI from 2001 to 2013, the longest-serving director after J. Edgar Hoover.

On March 21, 2026, Mueller's family announced he had died, without providing a cause of death.

In response, Trump shared a post (archived) from his verified Truth Social account that matched the screenshot shared online:

The image is a screenshot of an authentic post by U.S. President Donald Trump that celebrates the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller.

(Truth Social used @realDonaldTrump)

The next day, on March 22, Trump shared a link (archived) to a new blog post by Roger Stone, a conservative lobbyist and Trump's longest political adviser, titled "The lies of Robert Mueller and his criminal gang." As a result of Mueller's probe, Stone was convicted in 2019 of obstructing a House Intelligence Committee investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 presidential campaign, false statements and witness tampering. In 2020, Trump commuted his sentence.

For further reading, Snopes debunked a 2019 claim that Mueller's 2016 election probe found "no obstruction of justice."

Anna Rascouët-Paz is based in Brooklyn, fluent in numerous languages and specializes in science and economic topics.