Mueller Formally Closes Special Counsel’s Office, Ends Russia Probe, Resigns From DOJ

Special Counsel Robert Mueller speaks on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election, at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2019. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Special counsel Robert Mueller on May 29 formally closed the special counsel office, announced an end to the Russia investigation, and said he will return to private life.

Mueller, speaking before reporters at the Department of Justice, said he will make no further comments about the investigation. The special counsel reiterated the findings of his final report and said any further inquiries should refer to the document as his testimony.