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Another one steps down.
FBI Director Paul Abbate retired right before President Donald Trump took the vow on Monday.
And this comes after becoming acting chief right after Christopher Wray’s retirement.
That was pretty quick.
In a farewell email, he said, “I stuck around for continuity, but I’m out with new leadership inbound.”
No other reason?
Kash Patel is set to take the top job.
Until that happens, Brian Driscoll gets the position.
Acting FBI Director Paul Abbate retires just minutes before Trump takes office: report https://t.co/kbkCozA8W3 #FoxNews
— Mode FtWorth (@MFtworth) January 21, 2025
CBS News reports:
FBI’s longtime deputy director, who had been expected to temporarily replace director Christopher Wray on an acting basis during the transition into the new Trump administration, says he is retiring. Paul Abbate made the unexpected announcement in an email to senior officials Monday ahead of President Trump’s inauguration, CBS News confirmed.
“When the Director asked me to stay on past my mandatory date for a brief time, I did so to help ensure continuity and the best transition for the FBI. Now, with new leadership inbound, after nearly four years in the deputy role, I am departing the FBI today,” Abbate wrote in the letter, according to the Associated Press, which obtained a copy of the email.
Abbate had been running the FBI for only one day after Wray stepped down as director on Sunday. Wray was named by Trump during his first term and had been director for more than seven years. He announced his retirement when Trump said he wanted Kash Patel to be the director.
Abbate’s email did not say who would replace him atop the bureau during the interim. Following the inauguration, the White House posted a list of acting leaders that said Brian Driscoll will serve as head of the FBI until the position is filled.
And in his place comes Brian Driscoll.
WASHINGTON: President Trump named Brian Driscoll acting FBI director. Driscoll, a special agent since 2007, has served in the NY field office and on the agency’s SWAT team. The move follows FBI acting director Paul Abbate’s retirement just before Trump took office. pic.twitter.com/qelKMmACR1
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) January 21, 2025
Here’s a classic clip of Paul Abbate vs Senator Ted Cruz:
This Pile of Sh!t is the Face of the FBI-
Paul Abbate Deputy Director of the FBI.Evasive, Smug, Vague, Arrogant refused to answer basic questions by Senator Cruz & others.
Abbate embodies what majority of American’s think of the FBI, including myself. pic.twitter.com/6ULgsheN35— Doug’s Journey ✞
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