FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) this week and replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
Patel, who had only held the ATF position since late February, will now focus solely on leading the FBI, according to the outlet, citing anonymous officials familiar with the matter. Driscoll will serve dual roles, maintaining his post at the Department of the Army while overseeing the ATF — a rare consolidation of federal leadership that has not yet been publicly explained by the Trump administration. (RELATED: DOJ And ATF Repeal Biden’s ‘Zero Tolerance Policy,’ Delivering Win For Gun Owners)
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