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Trump's FBI overhaul begins as Acting Director Brian Driscoll puts 'untouchable' feds on notice: former agent
foxnews.com ^ | Sarah Rumpf-Whitten

Posted on 01/22/2025 7:28:28 AM PST by RoosterRedux

President Donald Trump has promised to usher in a new era in America's top investigative unit — the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — with day one changes being implemented as key senior roles were reassigned.

The agency's shakeup began when former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who was nominated by Trump in his first administration, announced last month that he would step down from his post. Hours before Trump was sworn in, acting director Paul Abbate similarly stepped down.

The Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the matter, that the longtime head of the Justice Department’s office of international affairs, Bruce Swartz, was reassigned along with as many as 20 other staffers.

On Monday, the White House announced Brian Driscoll as acting director of the FBI. Driscoll’s time as acting director will presumably end when Kashyap "Kash" Patel is confirmed as the FBI’s next director by the U.S. Senate.

Throughout former President Biden's term, the FBI was entangled in repeated scandals, prompting President Trump to promise to root out corruption in the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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On day one, President Trump signed a memorandum titled "Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives." He asserted that federal employees are able to be fired.

"I came from the private sector before the FBI, and I noticed such a contrast. The private sector, if you're not doing your job, of course you're going to get fired. But when you come to the federal government, there was almost this mood of, you know, we're untouchable," Parker said.

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1 posted on 01/22/2025 7:28:28 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Fire everyone — EVERYONE — pending review.

Interview them and weed out the political operatives, DEI hire.

Just reinstate physical fitness tests for military and all LEOs and that’ll weed out the ghettopotomuses and trannies.


2 posted on 01/22/2025 7:34:38 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

If you cannot fire them then detail them to some very cold and nasty location for the winter.

That should get rid of most of them.


3 posted on 01/22/2025 7:36:46 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: RoosterRedux

What the corrupt FBI agents should understand is that Trump has 6 Ways from Sunday to deal with them.


4 posted on 01/22/2025 7:37:51 AM PST by BobL
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To: RoosterRedux
God has blessed America yet again.

God willing, the American People will no longer have reason to fear the FBI. It will no longer serve as a Secret Police organization such as STAZI or the KGB.

God willing, thanks to President Donald Trump, the American People can now rest in peace, no longer living in fear of the US Government and its agencies.

God willing, this now ends the dreaded American gulag.

5 posted on 01/22/2025 7:38:00 AM PST by Savage Beast (Leave them to heaven. Let truth be the judge and the chronicles history the penalty.)
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To: RoosterRedux

I think the FBI should be totally shut down and every agent placed on a “Do Not Hire” list. But that probably won’t happen. At a minimum, across the entire federal enterprise, they need to find ways to fire people or convince people to leave or retire. We need a much smaller workforce. Then the various agencies and departments can assess their tasks and focus on core responsibilities and stop harassing citizens over piddly stuff.


6 posted on 01/22/2025 7:38:43 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: RoosterRedux

The pendulum has been stopped! The Inquisition is in the hands of it’s enemies!


7 posted on 01/22/2025 7:38:49 AM PST by 230FMJ (From my cold, dead hands.)
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To: RoosterRedux

W.I.N.N.I.N.G!


8 posted on 01/22/2025 7:42:33 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: BobL

sadly, the FBI knows how they want to deal with DJT and they call it the Butler Protocol


9 posted on 01/22/2025 7:44:18 AM PST by Jaysin (Trump can't be beat, unless the democrats cheat)
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To: BobL
What the corrupt FBI agents should understand is that Trump has 6 Ways from Sunday to deal with them.

Back in 2015, Trump was described as a "counterpuncher". That was an excellent description.
10 posted on 01/22/2025 7:44:18 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: RoosterRedux

Kash Patel hearing and Pam Bondi AG vote are not for another week.

Trump needs all this settled to really begin the work of reform. I believe that’s also what is keeping issues like Ukraine in a holding pattern.

Nonetheless, it’s clear the roaches in the deep-state DOJ-KGB have seen the light, and have already started to scatter themselves.

Such a difference from January 2017! Back then, Trump had to rely-on and trust the incumbent DC apparatchiks and Uniparty hacks.

Trumps 4 years out of office seems to have been part of God’s plan to steel Trump, fully reveal the plans of his enemies, and give Trump time to prepare and form a group of true allies.


11 posted on 01/22/2025 7:45:23 AM PST by PGR88
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To: RoosterRedux

Looks like a lot of them will be going back to panty raids at the girls’ dorm.


12 posted on 01/22/2025 7:48:32 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The Dark Days are over. We don't want your criminals. Stop sending your scum to America!)
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To: RoosterRedux

Everybody in a supervisory position should be reassigned.


13 posted on 01/22/2025 7:50:53 AM PST by circlecity
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Bruce Swartz needs a little more of a push than just being reassigned:

Nov 16, 2016 - Dec 15, 2016 : (Our attends several meetings in this period) The IG report then notes that “between November 16, 2016 and December 15, 2016, Ohr participated in several meetings that were attended, at various times, by some or all of the following individuals: [Bruce] Swartz, [Zainab Ahmad], Andrew Weissmann (then Section Chief of CRM’s Fraud Section), [Peter] Strzok, and Lisa Page.”


14 posted on 01/22/2025 7:51:36 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: RoosterRedux

I seem to recall a quote from Christopher Wray that he hired 40% of the staff. If that’s right and he did it in the last four years, perhaps 40% should be let go immediately.

Then again there is the quote from Lincoln that he destroyed his enemies by making them his friends. Perhaps the young and impressionable staff can be re-indoctrinated.


15 posted on 01/22/2025 7:54:05 AM PST by ChessExpert (The Democratic party must be destroyed.)
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To: cgbg

Move the entire FBI to their new complex in Minot ND.


16 posted on 01/22/2025 7:57:07 AM PST by OldGoatCPO (No Caitiff Choir of Angels will sing for me)
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To: RoosterRedux

Can’t Trump just make Patel the Acting Director until he’s confirmed? Let the scouring begin now.


17 posted on 01/22/2025 7:58:46 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: BobL

betting chuck u. schumer is crapping his pants 6 ways from Sunday.


18 posted on 01/22/2025 7:59:47 AM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
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To: Jaysin

“the Butler Protocol”

Another name for the action might also be called the rats escaping a sinking ship.

wy69


19 posted on 01/22/2025 8:02:56 AM PST by whitney69
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To: cgbg

“detail them to some very cold and nasty location for the winter.”

I dated an FBI agent in Alaska back in the ‘80s. He didn’t seem to have a lot to do. Seems like someone would like to be assigned there.


20 posted on 01/22/2025 8:05:54 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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