What to Read after Mueller’s War
These books and articles round out the portrait of Robert Mueller.
Published on October 26, 2023
Mueller's War
Garrett M. GraffGarrett Graff’s research into Robert Mueller’s time as a Marine is essential to understanding the man behind the report. Everything about the way he’s handled the investigation arises from his time in the military — his sense of honor, duty, and integrity are all wrapped up in that history.
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Robert Mueller
Even in his own domain, Robert Mueller is often silent. When witnesses arrive at the special counsel’s office in southwest Washington, they are ushered through an underground parking garage and up to an austere, windowless conference room. Mueller’s
In this profile from TIME, Mueller’s former chief of staff plainly states how formative his experience in the military was: “You can't understand him without understanding his roots as a Marine.”
The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump
Andrew G. McCabeAndrew McCabe’s memoir provides unique and crucial context into both Robert Mueller — with whom he worked at the FBI — and the Trump administration. He also adds color to what we know about Trump’s relationship to his own intelligence agencies and his favorite advisor: Putin.
The Things They Carried
Tim O'BrienThis essential piece of Vietnam War literature has gone down as a modern classic. No discussion of the ways that war shaped the men who fought in it is complete without the seminal work of Tim O'Brien.