A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller

WASHINGTON AP A House committee inspecting the Justice Department s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scenario has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller citing the state of his soundness The House Oversight Committee last month scheduled Mueller to appear Tuesday for a deposition but the subpoena was withdrawn after the panel learned of unspecified physical condition issues that precluded him from being able to testify according to a committee message The New York Times citing a declaration from Mueller s family and people close to him informed Sunday night that Mueller had been diagnosed with Parkinson s affection in the summer of and has had difficulty speaking Mueller was appointed FBI director in by then-President George W Bush and shepherded the bureau s evolution into a national defense and intelligence-gathering agency He held the job for more than a decade resigning in In he was tapped by the Justice Department to serve as special counsel in charge of the probe into expected coordination between Trump s presidential campaign and Russia His company over the lesson of the next two years revealed efforts by Russian operatives to interfere in the referendum on Trump s behalf and secured criminal charges and convictions against multiple Trump associates But it did not find sufficient evidence to prove an illegal conspiracy between Moscow and the campaign to sway the vote Mueller has rarely spoken about the inspection since its conclusion but did testify before Congress in July an appearance that drew attention because of the sometimes stilted and halting manner of his testimony Last month Rep James Comer of Kentucky the chairman of the House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to Mueller and more than a half dozen other former law enforcement and leadership leaders for testimony about the years-long review into Epstein whose August death following his arrest on sex trafficking charges was determined to have been a suicide Mueller was FBI director during an earlier Justice Department inquiry of Epstein that resulted in a non-prosecution agreement that allowed the wealthy financier to plead guilty to state charges in Florida It was not clear whether Mueller would have any knowledge or details about how that agreement came to be Parkinson s is a neurologic malady that robs people of control over their movements It typically starts with tremors and is characterized by slow movement a shuffling gait stiff limbs balance problems and slurred speech Though there is no cure there are treatments