For ads-free news, click here.
From Fox News: The acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Paul Abbate, reportedly retired just minutes before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president.
Former FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Dec. 11 that he would step down from the bureau before Trump took office, and Wray’s resignation went into effect Sunday.
Abbate, who took the helm from Wray, stepped down from the bureau just a day later, the New York Times reported.
His departure took effect at noon ET Monday, around the same time Trump was slated to take his oath of office at the U.S. Capitol
UPDATE From New York Times: Trump administration names new Acting FBI Director, pending nominee Kash Patel’s confirmation.
The Trump administration said on Monday that it had named a veteran counterterrorism agent to run the F.B.I. as the bureau braces for potentially tumultuous changes under a president who has repeatedly denounced the agency.
Brian Driscoll, who was recently named the special agent in charge of the Newark field office, will be acting director, according to a statement on the White House’s website. He is well-respected inside the F.B.I.
The decision to elevate Mr. Driscoll to the seventh floor of bureau headquarters where senior leadership sits signals that the Trump administration wanted a clean break after lengthy F.B.I. investigations that ensnared the president.
Kash Patel, Mr. Trump’s pick to run the F.B.I., had written that the president needed to “fire the top ranks of the F.B.I.”
BREAKING NEWS: New acting FBI director named as Trump’s pick awaits confirmation https://t.co/lFwQybF64s
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2025
Follow us on X (Formerly Twitter.)
The DML News App: www.X.com/DMLNewsApp
The Dennis Michael Lynch Podcast archive is available below, with the most recent on top. Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the show by downloading The DML News App or go to Apple Podcasts.
