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Kash Patel Is Out as Acting ATF Director ‘After Only One Day’ on the Job: Army Secretary Driscoll Steps In

Another agency is added to Daniel Driscoll’s considerable workload.

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Kash Patel testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 at Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN

FBI Director Kash Patel, who was doing double-duty as the acting Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director, has been replaced by Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to run the agency that, according to reports, had been effectively leaderless for weeks.

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DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN

Mr. Rosen's work has appeared in Esquire, the New York Observer, City Journal, New York Magazine, and the New York Times. He is also the founder of DER Strategies, a content marketing consultancy.

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