Brian Driscoll, a senior FBI official who served as acting director in early 2017, is being removed from the bureau amid ongoing personnel changes initiated by FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino. His final day is set for Friday. The FBI is experiencing a significant purge with the ousting of multiple senior officials and implementation of polygraph exams, which has created unrest within the workforce. Driscoll had previously resisted Trump administration pressure to disclose the names of agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigations.
Brian Driscoll, a senior FBI official, is being forced out amid a broader personnel purge led by current FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
The purge has led to the ousting of numerous senior officials and has included polygraph exams for some agents, causing unrest within the FBI workforce.
Driscoll, a veteran agent with a background in counterterrorism and crisis response, previously resisted demands from the Trump administration regarding the Jan. 6 investigations.
The circumstances of Driscoll's ouster remain unclear but are part of a series of high-level firings within the FBI as tensions increase.
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