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Kash Patel Ousted as ATF Director Amid Agency Overhaul

4/10/2025

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Kash Patel has been ousted as acting director of the ATF, with Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll stepping in to lead. This shake-up comes after concerns over Patel's frequent absences from ATF facilities and coincides with talks of merging the ATF with the DEA, highlighting the intense scrutiny facing federal agencies from the Trump era.

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Kash Patel has been ousted as acting director of the ATF, with Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll stepping in to lead. This shake-up comes after concerns over Patel's frequent absences from ATF facilities and coincides with talks of merging the ATF with the DEA, highlighting the intense scrutiny facing federal agencies from the Trump era.