Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to lead ATF, replacing FBI Director Kash Patel

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll was tapped to service arsenic the acting manager of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), replacing FBI Director Kash Patel, who was appointed to the relation successful February, according to a U.S. defence official.

Driscoll was notified of the assignment connected Wednesday portion traveling successful Europe, the defence authoritative told Fox News.

He volition fulfill some roles, continuing to service arsenic the Army secretary portion overseeing the ATF.

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Daniel Driscoll testifies earlier a Senate Armed Services Committee proceeding connected his information to beryllium Army secretary, connected Capitol Hill, Jan. 30. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A root adjacent to Patel told Fox News Digital that the ATF was taken disconnected his sheet due to the fact that helium wanted to absorption connected the bureau.

"It was ne'er expected to beryllium a semipermanent thing. He was blessed to serve, of course, but his occupation is the manager of the FBI," the root said.

Hailing from North Carolina, Driscoll, an Army seasoned and task capitalist, was chosen by Trump to service arsenic caput of the Army. Driscoll, who is simply a elder advisor to Vice President JD Vance, fought with the 10th Mountain Division arsenic a cavalry scout platoon person successful enactment of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SWORN IN AS ACTING ATF CHIEF, VISITS DC HQ

Kash Patel testifies during his confirmation proceeding earlier the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jan. 30, successful Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Patel was sworn successful to pb the ATF days aft taking an oath to caput the FBI pursuing a contentious confirmation process successful which Democrats raised alarms astir his deficiency of absorption experience, among different claims. 

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President Donald Trump hasn't made wide what his plans are for the ATF, which has agelong been a people for legislature Republicans. The bureau is charged with enforcing the nation’s laws with respect to firearms, explosives and arson. 

It's besides charged with licensing national firearms dealers, tracing guns utilized successful crimes and analyzing quality successful shooting investigations.

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.