EDITOR’S NOTE: The final two episodes of “Standoff: The FBI, Power, and Paranoia” air Sunday, March 29, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. But at the White House: elation. The celebration of Mueller’s death by Trump was met with scorn inside the FBI and other law enforcement agencies, with numerous rank-and-file sources privately slamming the comments. Now headed by the fierce Trump political loyalist Kash Patel, the FBI has yet to issue a public statement on Mueller’s passing. “The FBI has a lot of power,” said former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

Source: CNN March 29, 2026 08:01 UTC