Brian Driscoll 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. [2] He has been an FBI special agent since 2007. Driscoll is a recipient …

Feb 1, 2025 · Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll on Friday refused a Justice Department order that he assist in the firing of agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, pushing back so forcefully that some FBI...

Feb 4, 2025 · Brian Driscoll, the acting director of the F.B.I., has become an improbable symbol of quiet resistance toward the Justice Department’s campaign to single out F.B.I. employees who investigated...

Driscoll, who'd been the special agent in charge of the FBI's Newark Field Office for just a week, took over the FBI's top spot on Jan. 20 after Paul Abbate, who'd been ex-Director Christopher...

Feb 5, 2025 · Last week Brian Driscoll, the bureau’s “ accidental” acting director, known as “Drizz” among friends, heatedly refused to provide top Justice Department officials with the names of employees...

Jan 20, 2025 · 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. According to the FBI...

Feb 5, 2025 · washington — Brian Driscoll, acting director of the FBI, has become an improbable symbol of quiet resistance toward the Justice Department’s campaign to single out FBI employees who investigat­ed the Jan. 6 riot.

Jan 14, 2025 · Director Christopher Wray has named Brian Driscoll as the special agent in charge of the Newark Field Office. Mr. Driscoll most recently served as the commander of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team...

Feb 3, 2025 · Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll delivers a statement on recent achievements by the FBI, including the arrests of two Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and the announcement of a new entry on the...

Brian Driscoll was accidentally catapulted into the FBI acting director’s chair after the White House identified the wrong agent as acting director. But he has since defended the bureau from mass...