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mahatmakanejeeves

(64,409 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:41 PM Apr 9

Exclusive: Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say

Source: Reuters

Exclusive: Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say

By Sarah N. Lynch, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
April 9, 2025 1:39 PM EDT * Updated 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON, April 9 (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.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kash-patel-removed-acting-atf-director-replaced-by-army-secretary-sources-say-2025-04-09/

It seems he didn't bother to show up.

Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2025/04/kash-patel-axed-as-atf-director-after-ghosting-job/

Kash Patel Axed As ATF Director After Ghosting Job
April 9, 2025

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Exclusive: Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 9 OP

Hard to commute from Vegas Historic NY Apr 9 #1

LMAO... MayReasonRule Apr 9 #3

Maybe he's investigating the shady stuff in sin city IronLionZion Apr 9 #6

Life's tough when you're living in another man's Las Vegas mansion and playing pick-up hockey Prairie Gates Apr 9 #11

Is that what they call it? Historic NY Apr 10 #20

Why should F47 care whether or not Patel shows up for work or not??? I have nothing to base this in2herbs Apr 9 #2

What military? odins folly Apr 9 #16

This is to get a loyalist military general in to mix military and law enforcement obamanut2012 Apr 9 #4

Yeah lonely bird Apr 9 #13

Secretary of the Army odins folly Apr 9 #17

My first thought upon reading the OP... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 9 #18

Yikes. n/t yellow dahlia Apr 9 #19

FBI & ATF EYESORE 9001 Apr 9 #5

"We don't need no ATF. Keep"the.gobermint away from my alcohol, tobacco and firearms." Marcuse Apr 9 #7

So he is the first of Trump's loonies to go. nt doc03 Apr 9 #8

He's still in charge of the FBI, IIRC Retrograde Apr 9 #9

Oh great still in FBI IIRC. doc03 Apr 9 #10

Oooh, Patel got DOGE'd! ToxMarz Apr 9 #12

No he didn't -- he still is the FBI Director obamanut2012 Apr 9 #14

...who can't leave Vegas because it's too much fun. n/t Safe as Milk Apr 10 #25

Leon finally found a remote worker Hassler Apr 9 #15

Could Patel be off on another Gourmet G.O.P. Golf junket? BoRaGard Apr 10 #21

Wow...he finally found waste,fraud and ABUSE. All done by a Republican Bengus81 Apr 10 #22

Thank God he has his little side gig at the FBI to fall back on. Scrivener7 Apr 10 #23

Such responsible people these are! travelingthrulife Apr 10 #24

One good thing about it.... COL Mustard Apr 10 #26

Historic NY

(38,867 posts)

1. Hard to commute from Vegas

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:47 PM

Apr 9

MayReasonRule

(3,174 posts)

3. LMAO...

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:49 PM

Apr 9

IronLionZion

(48,556 posts)

6. Maybe he's investigating the shady stuff in sin city

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 04:21 PM

Apr 9

Prairie Gates

(4,909 posts)

11. Life's tough when you're living in another man's Las Vegas mansion and playing pick-up hockey

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 04:57 PM

Apr 9

Historic NY

(38,867 posts)

20. Is that what they call it?

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 01:04 AM

Apr 10

in2herbs

(3,700 posts)

2. Why should F47 care whether or not Patel shows up for work or not??? I have nothing to base this

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:48 PM

Apr 9

comment on but would it be easier for F47 to declare martial law with military in positions of authority??

odins folly

(353 posts)

16. What military?

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 06:39 PM

Apr 9

Secretary of the Army is a civilian...

obamanut2012

(28,418 posts)

4. This is to get a loyalist military general in to mix military and law enforcement

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:50 PM

Apr 9

this is not funny, it's bad.

lonely bird

(2,266 posts)

13. Yeah

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 06:11 PM

Apr 9

Military in charge of civilian law enforcement agencies is not good at all.

odins folly

(353 posts)

17. Secretary of the Army

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 06:40 PM

Apr 9

Is a civilian post....

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,174 posts)

18. My first thought upon reading the OP...

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 09:30 PM

Apr 9

... another one of the GOP/RNC/Putin, "Oops, did I do dat"?

yellow dahlia

(2,274 posts)

19. Yikes. n/t

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 10:18 PM

Apr 9

EYESORE 9001

(28,082 posts)

5. FBI & ATF

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:51 PM

Apr 9

How can you be in two places at once when you’re really nowhere at all?

I hope this is a prelude to a splashy & embarrassing departure from the FBI, along with any further involvement with US government. Unless it’s an extended stay in a federal prison.