FBI, Trump and Abbate

Acting FBI Director Paul Abbate retires just minutes before Trump takes office: report
Acting FBI Director Paul Abbate, who took the helm from Christopher Wray, resigned Monday around when President Trump took his oath of office.
Veteran agent named as acting FBI director pending Senate confirmation of Trump’s pick for post
A longtime FBI deputy director who had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis is retiring from the bureau.
Trump names Brian Driscoll to serve as acting FBI director after sudden Abbate retirement
Brian Driscoll, who has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2007, has been named the acting director of the agency. The news came after Paul Abbate retired.
FBI Acting Director Paul Abbate retires from the bureau, official says
Paul Abbate, the deputy director of the FBI who took over temporarily as acting director after the resignation of Christopher Wray, retired from his post on Monday, an FBI official said.
Veteran agent named as acting FBI director pending Senate confirmation of Trump's pick for post
The White House has named a veteran agent to serve as acting FBI director after the official who’d been expected to run the bureau on an interim basis following the departure of Christopher Wray retir
Acting FBI chief unexpectedly retires as Trump's pick awaits confirmation
Paul Abbate made the unexpected announcement in an email to senior officials Monday ahead of President Trump's inauguration.
The FBI’s Acting Director Retires
The FBI’s acting director told senior leadership he was retiring Monday, as the bureau braces for a major shakeup under the Trump administration. Paul Abbate had earlier been expected to serve in the role for a few months after Christopher Wray’s departure.
Man Who Reported Father to FBI After Jan. 6 'Terrified' of Trump Pardons
Jackson Reffitt, who reported his father to the FBI over his involvement in the Capitol riot, said he's "terrified" by ...
FBI Veteran Will Lead Agency for Now
President Trump chose Brian Driscoll, an FBI veteran, to run the agency on an acting basis. The decision came after Paul ...
Convicted NXIVM cult leader's defense accuses FBI of evidence tampering
Attorneys for convicted NXIVM sex trafficker Keith Raniere say defense experts have uncovered "provable" evidence of ...
Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation vote, becomes first Latino secretary of State
Marco Rubio was overwhelming confirmed by the Senate as secretary of State to Donald Trump. He becomes the global face of ...
Trump moves to suspend clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop
The action is an early indication of Trump's determination to exact retribution on perceived adversaries and is the latest ...
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Trump orders government not to infringe on Americans’ speech, calls for censorship investigation
President Donald Trump has ordered that no federal officer, employee or agent may unconstitutionally abridge the free speech ...
4 serial burglary suspects possibly connected to Joe Burrow break-in
Police found “an old LSU shirt and Bengals hat, believed to be stolen from the December 9, 2024 burglary in Hamilton County, Ohio,” the court records read.
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, ...