Kash Patel, fresh off his swearing-in as the nation’s ninth FBI director—a ceremony conducted by Attorney General Pam Bondi—apparently has enough bandwidth to take on an additional big job as well. Reports on Saturday indicate that he will be nominated to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
I find it hard enough to keep up with one job, but he’s going to take on two extremely important positions? Impressive.
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump is expected to appoint Kash Patel to Acting Director of the ATF in addition to his role as FBI Director, per ABC
The ATF’s days are NUMBERED 🔥 pic.twitter.com/DVlfb6ltY4
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 22, 2025
Bondi had fired the ATF’s general counsel earlier in the week:
FBI Director Kash Patel will be tapped to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
