FBI Director Kash Patel Removed As Acting ATF Director

According to US officials, Kash Patel, who was sworn in as FBI Director on February 21 and named acting ATF director three days later, has been removed from his later appointment and replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll. The leadership change, initially reported by Reuters, had not yet been disclosed publically by the DOJ. Patel […]

DOJ and Coast Guard seize more than $500M in cartel drugs

[Craig Nigrelli] THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE U-S COAST GUARD STOPPED MORE THAN HALF A **BILLION** DOLLARS’ WORTH OF DRUGS FROM COMING INTO THE COUNTRY. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI AND F-B-I DIRECTOR KASH PATEL JOINED COAST GUARD MEMBERS AT PORT EVERGLADES IN FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCING THE SEIZURE OF ALMOST 45-**THOUSAND** POUNDS OF COCAINE […]

What to know about Trump’s ATF shake-up, Kash Patel’s removal

The Trump administration swapped out its high-profile acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), FBI Director Kash Patel, for its lesser-known Army secretary on Wednesday. The White House and Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees the ATF, have been tight-lipped about what prompted the administrative shuffle. Reuters was the first […]

Kash Patel replaced as interim head of ATF by Secretary of the Army

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Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation » Urban Milwaukee

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, followed up on their oversight of the FBI’s “Arctic Frost” investigation, which formed the basis of Jack Smith’s elector case against President Donald Trump. Newly-disclosed FBI emails […]

Kash Patel Puts More Biden-Era ATF Rules in Crosshairs

FBI director and ATF acting director Kash Patel repealed the ATF’s zero tolerance policy Monday and made clear other rules, including “engaged in the business,” are now in the crosshairs. Breitbart News noted the zero tolerance policy was instituted and weaponized during the Biden administration, used to shut down licensed gun dealers over simple clerical errors. […]