Posted on 04/09/2025 12:12:43 PM PDT by hardspunned
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, seven people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Driscoll will continue to serve as Army Secretary while he also oversees the ATF, an arm of the U.S. Justice Department, said three of the sources, who were granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters that were not yet public.
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Why?
Well, if it’s Yahoo News, it has to be true.;-)
Anonymous sources, again.
bkmk
Patel needs to spend more time focusing on not arresting people.
“Why?”
Because he was only acting director. Workload.
The Army has enough serious problems to deal with.
And I do not want an ATF leader who has the slightest military mentality there.
The military world is repelled by private ownership and want’s the childlike life of living on a military base for all Americans.
When did they add “explosives” to alcohol, tobacco and firearms?
It’s like the writer’s group SFWA. Handles publishing complaints and gives the Nebula Award each year.
Was Science Fiction Writers of America. Then added “and Fantasy” then to be DEI conscious they downplayed and removed “America” by making it “Associates” and took out America. “Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.” Lots and lots of Chinese and others now in nominee lists and the recent world convention was held in China. Complete with ballot fraud lawsuit and withdrawal of some winners for cheating.
Wearing 2 hats as a placeholder
Was the last FBI Director also the head of the ATF?
removed -> hyperbole
But 7 of them.
Driscoll is an east coaster, went to Yale, is a friend of former national security advisor Jake Sullivan, and Matt Blumenthal (the son of U.S. senator from Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal).
He was an Army Officer with 10th Mountain and went to Iraq.
It’s be amazing if he doesn’t agree with more gun control.
Whatever
He was “Acting “
Ridiculous. Either disband the alphabet agency or staff it with a pro 2A person who knows guns.
Daniel P. Driscoll is an American Army veteran, politician, and businessman who is serving as United States Secretary of the Army. He is a civilian, not General Turgidson.
Many veterans would disagree with your broad brush comment.
The last ATF director under Biden was Steven Michael Dettelbach
Not Christopher Wray, FBI Director
The FBI Director and ATF head are separate positions
Patel was a temp placeholder
Much ado about nothing here
WP, Reuters and NYTs behind paywalls. I know, I know.
Maybe he was just a place-holder until they figured out who to put there. The FBI is plenty for Kash to be working on.
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