CNN Exclusive: Fired former acting FBI chief says Patel tied job security to purging agents linked to Trump probes
- Posted on May 12, 2026
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CNN Exclusive: Fired former acting FBI chief says Patel tied job security to purging agents linked to Trump probes
A week before Donald Trump’s inauguration last year, Brian Driscoll, a decorated FBI special agent, received a series of calls that alarmed him. He was being offered the No. 2 job at the FBI and was told that if he didn’t take it, a political appointee would likely get the role. Driscoll didn’t think that was an acceptable alternative, so he hesitantly agreed.
