FBI director Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director
FBI Director Kash Patel was removed from his role as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday.


















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FBI Director Kash Patel is seen listed as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in this undated screen grab of the ATF website showing members of their leadership team.REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel attends a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 26.REUTERS
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel participates in a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 28.REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel attends a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 26.REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel gestures as he sits next to Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, U.S. Air Force General and Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) Timothy Haugh and U.S. Air Force Lt. General and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Jeffrey Kruse, on the day of a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 26. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYREUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel attends a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 26.REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel walks to attend an hearing about worldwide threats at the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 26.REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 25.REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 25.