Robert S. Mueller III, the new FBI director, always knew the bureau had problems he needed to get at quickly. If the place has had its share of triumphs in recent years, especially the quick capture of Timothy McVeigh, it has also had to explain the bungled investigation of Wen Ho Lee and the embarrassment of Robert Hanssen, the agent who sold secrets to Moscow for 21 years. In May, McVeigh's execution was delayed when it emerged that case documents had not been handed over to his attorneys during trial. On the day of his swearing in, Mueller must have hoped...
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