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mahatmakanejeeves

(64,412 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:41 PM Apr 9

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

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 [View all] 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