The family of Robert Mueller, the former FBI Director who spearheaded the investigation into Russian interference in President Donald Trump’s administration, has announced that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

At 80 years old, Mueller was receiving calls from the House Oversight Committee to provide testimony about the government’s investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, a known pedophile. However, the subpoena has been withdrawn following his diagnosis.

His family told The New York Times in a statement that he was no longer medically well enough to do so. 

A statement said: ‘Bob was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021. 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. His family requests that his privacy be respected during this challenging time.’

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for comment.  

Mueller served as the sixth director of the FBI from 2001 until 2013 and as special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s ties to the 2016 Trump campaign.

The probe found that neither Trump nor members of his campaign team coordinated with the Russians on their interference. 

It did not conclude whether Trump obstructed the investigation, citing DOJ policy not to indict sitting presidents. 

It was recently revealed that Mueller has lived in a memory-care unit for the last few years, sources familiar with the matter told Real Clear Investigations. 

Mueller was scheduled to sit with the House Oversight Committee investigators regarding the FBI’s work relating to Jeffrey Epstein next month. 

The committee was seeking information Mueller may know about Epstein from overseeing the FBI during the pedophile’s 2005 Florida prostitution case, a matter in which the FBI eventually intervened. 

And one former lawmaker is now saying the signs of Mueller’s decline have been evident for years. 

‘It was clear this is where things were heading when we questioned him before Congress,’ ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., posted on social media. 

‘Mueller was used by some very vicious people,’ Gaetz, now a conservative TV host, continued. ‘I’m not sure he really ever knew what was happening in the investigation.’ 

Mueller’s investigation dominated news coverage, and Trump frequently lashed out at the special counsel and his efforts, repeatedly labeling the effort as a ‘witch hunt’ and ‘Russia hoax.’ 

Mueller testified before Congress about his report’s findings in the summer of 2019. 

During that hearing, the former special counsel struggled at times to remember the questions from lawmakers, often asking them to repeat their inquiries. 

He also appeared flustered at times when trying to remember key portions of his probe. 

Other top Trump and Obama administration officials will also testify in the committee’s probe into Epstein. 

Bill and Hillary Clinton are both scheduled to sit with the committee in October. Former Attorneys General Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch, Merrick Garland and Trump’s former DOJ boss Bill Barr are also expected to talk to the lawmakers.  

It’s a spectacular move by Republicans to pressure Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi to put out more documents related to the disgraced financier while the administration has been embroiled in controversy over ‘cover-up’ claims. 

Bondi has been blamed by both Democrats and Republicans for stalling the release of the files. 

The Trump administration has since hurried to find out more about the Epstein scandal.