Kash Patel: Kash Patel was removed as ATF chief, which was replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driskl

FBI Director Kash Patel has been quietly removed as acting director of the Bureau Bureau, tobacco, firearms and explosives (ATF) And replaced by US Army Secretary Daniel DriskallReuters of the news agency reported that a leadership was reshuffled, which was not publicly disclosed by the Department of Justice.
Patel, who was controversially held in two top positions in the Department of Justice, was sworn in on 24 February to lead the ATF on 24 February, three days after the FBI Director and the acting ATF chief assumed the leadership in the FBI.
However, his time in ATF ended in late February, although his name and photo remained on the agency website till Wednesday afternoon and yet according to the Reuters, on 7 April, an official ATF press release was painted.
An official of the Department of Justice confirmed the removal of Patel, but insisted that it is not related to the performance of the job. White House spokesman Harrison Fields was told by Reuters, “Director Patel was briefly nominated to the ATF director waiting for the Senate, waiting for a standard, short -term step.”
“Director Patel is now outstanding in his role in FBI and giving outstanding results”, Fields said.
The decision to establish Army Secretary Daniel Driskl as ATF director caught several offers. Driscoll, which lives in its current military post, now oversees ATF, while $ 187 billion military budget and manage over 450,000 soldiers worldwide.
According to news agency AP, dual role is unusual, given a long -term American policy to maintain a strict division between military operations and domestic law enforcement.
38 -year -old Driskl served as advisor to the first vice -president JD Vance According to AP, in 2020, a northern Carolina failed the primary of Congress. He was appointed without public announcement, and even senior ATF leaders were informed this week.
In February, Patel’s sudden appointment was shocked to career employees as the head of ATF. When he arrived at the ATF headquarters, he urged the employees to focus on targeting the members of the violent gang, but rarely seen, the current and former officials were said by Reuters.
Sudden leadership changes have promoted concerns about instability within the agency, which plays an important role in gun crimes, arson, investigating bomb blasts and regulating the firearm industry.
“To see them in that situation, they are really really going to break,” Peter foreilleA former ATF Assistant Director was cited by Reuters. “The fact that they are kicking around like a football ball are simply incredibly derogatory for me,” said Fourcellie.
The leadership reshuffle comes about the potentially merger to cut cost with the drug enforcement administration and to consolidate enforcement resources to the ATF amid widespread discussion within the Department of Justice, a step that can reopen the federal firearms and narcotics probes across the country.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Palm Bondi A new task force focused on implementing the second amendment has been launched, which will include ATF and Civil Rights Division.
Bondi and US President Donald Trump have gone to return the rules of gun implemented during Biden administration. Earlier this week, the ATF canceled its “zero tolerance” policy when the ATF canceled the license of gun dealers, which violates serious violations, a shift that was chased in a press release by Patel earlier.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the leading gun industry trade group, on Wednesday praised the appointment of drisl, stating that it “indicates a resolution to improve the ATF and protect other amendment rights of citizens of law”.