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David Smith in Washington

‘Vile’ Trump condemned for gloating over Robert Mueller death

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Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Donald Trump has been condemned as a “vile, disgusting man” and a “sick human being” after gloating over the death of Robert Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Mueller, a decorated Vietnam war veteran who led a politically explosive investigation into Trump, died on Friday aged 81, triggering a callous reaction from the US president.

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