Brian Driscoll

Brian J. Driscoll (born 1979 or 1980) is an American law enforcement official who served as the acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from January 20 to February 21, 2025. He was an FBI special agent from 2007 until his firing in August 2025, following the fallout from a disagreement with the Trump administration. Driscoll is a recipient of the FBI Medal of Valor and the FBI Shield of Bravery.

Infobox

President

Donald Trump

Deputy

Robert Kissane (acting)

Preceded by

Paul Abbate (acting)

Succeeded by

Kash Patel

Born

1979 or 1980 (age 45–46)

Education

Villanova University (BA)Pepperdine University (MPP)

Battles/wars

Operation Inherent Resolve

Tables

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Preceded byPaul AbbateActing

Government offices

Preceded byPaul AbbateActing

Government offices

Director of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationActing January 20, 2025 – February 21, 2025

Government offices

Succeeded byKash Patel

Government offices
Preceded byPaul AbbateActing	Director of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationActing January 20, 2025 – February 21, 2025	Succeeded byKash Patel

References

The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/us/politics/fbi-director-brian-driscoll-trump-justice-department.html
NDTV
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/kash-patel-first-indian-origin-fbi-director-7758868
"Brian Driscoll Named Special Agent in Charge of the Newark Field Office"
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/brian-driscoll-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-newark-field-office
publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu
https://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/career-services/public-policy/profile-brian-driscoll.htm
"Leadership and Structure"
https://www.fbi.gov/about/leadership-and-structure
The Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/fbi-overhaul-off-to-a-rocky-start-as-kash-patel-prepares-to-defend-his-vision-1085c6f8
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/politics/fbi-agents-who-investigated-january-6-fired/index.html
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trump-incited-january-6-defendants/
United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/Report_FinalReport_Jan6SelectCommittee.pdf
NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5159868/2024-election-trump-harris-capitol-riot
PBS News
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-associates-ties-to-extremists-probed-by-jan-6-panel
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/31/fbi-considering-mass-purge-agents-involved-trump-investigations/
ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-compiling-list-fbi-agents-potentially-fire/story?id=118324713
ABC7 Eyewitness News
https://abc7ny.com/post/donald-trump-nyc-hush-money-case-defense-dismissal-new-york/15563828/
NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/senior-fbi-official-forcefully-resisted-trump-administration-firings-rcna190301
"Trump administration fires ex-acting FBI director seen as champion of rank-and-file staff"
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5441161-fbi-fires-acting-director-driscoll/
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/trump-fbi-lawsuit.html