President Trump named Brian Driscoll to serve as acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday, marking one of his first moves on Inauguration Day.

Just days ago, Driscoll was tapped to lead the FBI's Newark field office.

According to the FBI website, Driscoll became a special agent in 2007. He has experience working from the agency's New York field office and also worked on the FBI's SWAT team.

The announcement came shortly after FBI acting director Paul Abbate retired on Monday, reportedly just minutes before Trump took office.

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/01/1200/675/fbi-director-driscoll-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="FBI Brian Driscoll" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Brian Driscoll joined the FBI in 2007.</span> <span>(FBI)</span></p></div></div>

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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.{ai:summary}<p>President Trump appointed Brian Driscoll as acting director of the FBI on Inauguration Day, following the retirement of Paul Abbate. Driscoll, who joined the FBI in 2007, was previously set to lead the Newark field office and has experience in the New York office and the SWAT team. </p><p>#politics</p>

Trump names Brian Driscoll to serve as acting FBI director after Abbate retirement

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