Meet the man behind Russia investigation:

Robert Mueller

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Dirksen Building on oversight of the FBI.

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“通俄”調查塵埃落定，但由此掀起的政治風暴卻難以停息。特別檢察官羅伯特·穆勒調查的核心結論經司法部長之手公佈後，總統特朗普十分高興，民主黨則籠罩在失望情緒之中。處於風暴眼的另一個關鍵人物，美國聯邦調查局（FBI）前局長詹姆斯·科米近日也表達了自己對報告結論的“不解”。

On 22nd March, 2019, Attorney General Bill Barr received Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, which symbolized the end of investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by Trump.

On 24th March, Barr presented a summary of Mueller’s conclusions that contained some sentences from Mueller’s final report, one of which addressed the collusion issue directly: “The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.” Donald Trump regarded it as a “complete and total exoneration”, however, the Democrats were greatly disappointed.

美國司法部長威廉·巴爾上週收到穆勒調查的最終報告，標誌着穆勒團隊22個月以來對於俄羅斯涉嫌干預2016年美國大選和特朗普可能妨礙司法的調查結束。上週日（24日），在審查此份報告之後，巴爾致信國會，提交了一份摘要，稱沒有證據顯示特朗普及其團隊“通俄”，調查發現的證據也不足以確定總統犯有妨礙司法的違法行爲。

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巴爾的報告總結提交國會當天，科米在社交媒體上發了一張自己站在一片紅杉密林中仰望天空的照片，配文只有簡單的三個單詞： “So many questions.（問題太多）”

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, former FBI director James Comey said he was surprised that Mueller didn't come to a conclusion on obstruction of justice and left it to the attorney general. He said one of the purposes of a special counsel is to make the tough call and not pass it to political appointees such as the attorney general.

"So the idea that a special counsel wouldn't reach the question and hand it to the political leadership doesn't make sense," he said.

本週三，科米接受了美國全國廣播公司晚間節目的專訪，這是穆勒報告完成後，科米首度接受媒體採訪。對於穆勒報告認定特朗普及競選團隊“通俄”嫌疑不成立，科米認爲這證明兩黨都是清白的，所以是件好事。但穆勒報告對特朗普是否構成妨礙司法不做結論，令科米大感意外，他聲稱特別檢察官的作用就是來啃“硬骨頭”的，而不該把問題留給司法部長。

2017年，科米正忙着調查特朗普競選團隊是否“通俄”時，特朗普突然解除了他的職務，直接推動了穆勒調查的啓動。科米被解職也是“通俄”調查中妨礙司法部分的一個側重點。

Trump's line on the Mueller report takes a contrasting turn

態度大轉變，特朗普怎麼看待穆勒和他的報告？

US President Donald Trump spent the last 18-plus months attacking the investigation into Russian interference and the possibility of collusion between his campaign and the Russians. Trump called the probe a "witch hunt" more than 170 times, according to statistics maintained by CNN's own Marshall Cohen. He tried to raise questions about the political motivations of Mueller, a lifelong Republican, and his investigators -- some of whom made contributions to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and other Democrats. Trump even went as far as to say the investigation was illegal.

過去的一年多裏，特朗普一直在不遺餘力地攻擊“通俄”調查。據CNN的統計，特朗普將調查稱爲“政治迫害”的次數超過170次。他不斷質疑穆勒作爲一名共和黨人和其他調查官的政治動機，鑑於其中一些人蔘與過希拉里和其他民主黨人的競選活動，特朗普稱這次調查是非法的。

Given the level of vitriol Trump -- and his lead attack dog and lawyer Rudy Giuliani -- leveled at Mueller and the broader report, the President finds himself in an odd situation: The investigation that he spent so much time undermining has now turned out a result that is broadly favorable to him.

In characteristic Trumpian fashion, he took to Twitter to overstate what Mueller had found. "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!" Trump tweeted. (Reminder: Barr, quoting Mueller, said that the report "does not exonerate" Trump.)

特朗普可能沒有想到，調查的結果竟然對他有利。他在推特上用獨有的“特式”風格來評價穆勒此次的調查結果。“沒有共謀，沒有妨礙公正，完全徹底無罪，讓美國繼續偉大！”（然而巴爾援引穆勒的話說，調查報告並沒有說特朗普“完全無罪”。）

“It’s interesting,” Mr. Trump told his supporters during his rally Thursday in Michigan.“Robert Mueller was a god to the Democrats. He was a god to them until he said ‘no collusion.’ They don’t like him so much now.”

特朗普本週四在密歇根的集會演講中提到，“有趣的是，穆勒之前對民主黨人來說是神一般的存在。他在調查中稱我與俄羅斯沒有‘共謀’之後，民主黨人不再奉他爲神。他們現在不再像以前一樣喜歡他。”

Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Grand Rapids. (Photo: Getty Images)

Earlier this month, amid expectations that Mueller is wrapping up his investigation and preparing to send his findings to US Attorney General William Barr within days or weeks, Trump attacked Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation in a speech to conservative supporters ,calling the probe “bullsh--” and claiming the special counsel was biased against him.

而就在本月初，穆勒即將結束調查並將報告遞給巴爾前，特朗普還對他充滿敵意，在一次對保守派支持者的演講中，他攻擊了穆勒的調查，稱整個調查都是“胡說八道”，穆勒作爲特別檢察官對他有很深的偏見。

Republicans and Democrats embrace Robert Mueller as special counsel

受兩黨支持的特別調查官

Robert Mueller was the most influential and longest-serving FBI director since J. Edgar Hoover himself, and someone who has settled since his retirement from government in 2013 into being that rare voice-beyond-reproach that companies and organizations recruit to lead investigations when they need to tell shareholders or the public that they’ve hired the most seasoned and respected person they can find, someone who will pursue a case wherever it leads without fear or favor.

多年來，美國輿論與政治圈對穆勒本人的好評度一直很高，認爲他雖身爲共和黨人，但廣受兩黨認可，立場居中。穆勒是自胡佛之後，第一位幹滿完整10年任期及最具影響力的FBI局長。美國雜誌《政治家》的一篇文章評論道，穆勒是任何組織機構能找到的“最合理也是最受尊敬的”調查負責人。

科米自傳《更高的忠誠：真相、謊言與領導力》(Photo: AP)

科米作爲穆勒的繼任者十分敬重這位前任。在去年出版的自傳《更高的忠誠》裏，科米回顧了2004年，他與穆勒爲了對抗小布什政府企圖延長一項有爭議的情報計劃，兩人不惜以辭職相逼。科米在自傳中說，他與穆勒雖私交不深，但十分尊重他，認爲穆勒是將追求正義作爲終身使命的人。

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A graduate of Princeton University and New York University, Mueller served as a Marine Corps Officer during the Vietnam War, receiving a Bronze Star for heroism and Purple Heart. After retirement, he attended the University of Virginia School of Law. Mueller is a registered Republican in Washington, D.C., and was appointed and reappointed to Senate-confirmed positions by Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

In 1989, Mueller served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant to Attorney General and as acting Deputy Attorney General. President George W. Bush nominated Mueller for the position of FBI director in 2001, and the Senate confirmed Mueller as FBI director, voting 98-0 favor of his appointment. During his 12 years in office, he has devoted himself to his work and shifted the FBI’s priorities from defending domestic crimes to preventing terrorism.

1944年，穆勒在美國紐約出生。他在普林斯頓大學完成本科學業後，1967年從紐約大學畢業，取得國際關係專業碩士學位。隨後他加入美國海軍陸戰隊服役並被派往越南，因英勇表現被授予青銅星章。退役後，他又進入弗吉尼亞大學法學院學習，並1973年取得法學博士學位。

1989年，穆勒在司法部擔任司法部長助理和代理副部長。2001年，受總統小布什提拔，任命爲FBI第6任局長。在參議院對其任命舉行的表決中，他獲得一致支持，無人反對。2011年當穆勒任期屆滿之際，時任總統的奧巴馬又將他FBI局長的任期追加了兩年。

University of Virginia School of Law (Photo: Facebook)

After leaving the FBI in 2013, Mueller served as a distinguished lecturer at Satanford University, and focused on cybersecurity. Afterwards, due to his contributions to public service, he received the 2016 Thayer Award from the United States Military Academy. In June 2017, he received the Baker Award for intelligence and national security contributions from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

在領導FBI的十二年期間，他將FBI的首要任務從防禦美國國內犯罪轉向預防恐怖主義。但是由於未能成功阻止2009年胡德堡槍擊案和2013年4月的波士頓馬拉松爆炸案，穆勒的FBI職業生涯也不算一帆風順。

在離開聯邦調查局之後，穆勒成爲斯坦福大學的講師，專注於網絡安全問題。之後他又投身於公共服務，並於2016年獲得塞耶爾獎。2017年5月，被美國司法部任命爲“通俄”調查特別檢察官。

The sense of mourning started to take hold over the weekend, after Barr’s summary said the special counsel, had not found coordination between Trump-Russia collusion.

Over the nearly two years of the Mueller investigation, a segment of liberals and activists built up fervent hopes that it would bring Trump down. For some of them, the report felt like a betrayal. To many others, it was a disappointment.

據《紐約時報》報道，巴爾的總結令一部分自由派人士十分失望，開始重新審視過去兩年來他們對穆勒的支持。但也有不少網民認爲，無罪的結論是身爲司法部長的巴爾得出的，並不等於穆勒報告的立場。據媒體爆料，穆勒的完整報告超過300頁，民主黨人強烈要求司法部向公衆完整披露報告全文。

Source | CNN, Bloomberg, NBC News, Politico

Compiled by Chen Lidan, Han Xiaomeng, Yu Kaili and Liu Jingshan