The White House appoints veteran FBI agent Brian Driscoll as acting director after deputy director Paul Abbate steps down, with Trump's nominee Kash Patel set for Senate confirmation hearings.

Wray’s resignation paved the way for Deputy Director Paul Abbate to run the bureau on an acting basis. However, Abbate unexpectedly announced his retirement Monday morning before Trump took office.

The White House's announcement came shortly after FBI acting director Paul Abbate retired on Monday, reportedly just minutes before Trump took office. Christopher Wray stepped down from the agency ...

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 ...

The acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Paul Abbate, reportedly retired just minutes before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president. Former FBI Director Christopher ...

U.S. law enforcement officials discuss May ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline during news conference at the Justice Department in Washington ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 ...

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate retired from his post minutes after President Trump was sworn into office. Mr. Abbate, who was a key member of the leadership team that critics say politicized FBI ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Abbate, who as the FBI’s longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher A. Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to ...

The White House's announcement came shortly after FBI acting director Paul Abbate retired on Monday, reportedly just minutes before Trump took office. Christopher Wray stepped down from the agency on ...

Christopher A. Wray, the former director, stepped down Sunday. Brian Driscoll, who recently took charge of the F.B.I.’s Newark field office, will be acting director. By Adam Goldman William K.