query: When was Robert Mueller born?
passage: Robert Mueller
Robert Swan Mueller III (/ˈmʌlər/ (rhymes with "fuller"); born August 7, 1944) is an American attorney and current Special Counsel of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and related matters. He served as the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013.
passage: Robert Mueller
On May 16, 2017, Mueller interviewed with President Trump to again serve as the Director of the FBI but was not hired.[67] The next day, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller to serve as special counsel for the United States Department of Justice. In this capacity, Mueller oversees the investigation into "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump, and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation".[68]