Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say
FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in April 2025 and replaced by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. It was not immediately clear why.
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