Kash Patel Moves 1,000 ATF Agents to FBI: A Bold Shift in Federal Law Enforcement
- Patel confirmed that about 150 ATF agents would be temporarily reassigned to enhance public safety.
- The ATF has around 2,600 agents, and its numbers have remained largely unchanged.
- Patel remarked that some ATF agents may see the move to the FBI as a promotion, amid ongoing discussions about merging agencies.
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ATF Denies Report That 1,000 Agents Will Be Moved to FBI
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has denied that as many as 1,000 of its agents are being transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). CNN reported on March 22 that acting ATF Director Kash Patel, who is also FBI director, was preparing to move the ATF agents and cut ATF’s workforce by a third. This included sending a couple of hundred agents to deal with border security. As of 2023, ATF has 5,281 employ…
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