The Trump administration said on Monday that it had named two veteran agents to run the F.B.I. as the bureau braces for potentially tumultuous changes under a president who has repeatedly denounced the agency.
Brian Driscoll, who was recently named the special agent in charge of the Newark field office, will be acting director, according to a statement on the White House’s website. Robert Kissane, the top counterterrorism agent in New York, will serve as the acting deputy director. Both men are well-respected inside the F.B.I.
In an email to F.B.I. employees, Mr. Driscoll said the acting attorney general had asked Mr. Kissane to fill the deputy role. Mr. Driscoll said he looked forward to working with Mr. Kissane over the “course of the transition to ensure the F.B.I.’s critical mission to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution continues.”
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