FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate retired from his post minutes after President Trump was sworn into office. Mr. Abbate, who was a key member of the leadership team that critics say politicized FBI culture and investigations, quit as Mr. Trump vowed in his inaugural speech to end the “weaponization” of the Justice Department.

On the day that Donald Trump was being sworn into office, the FBI’s Acting Director Paul Abbate abruptly resigned, effective at noon, the New York Times reports. It was unclear who is in charge of the bureau.

FBI's No. Paul Abbate, expected to replace outgoing Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, says he's retiring.

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Abbate, the deputy director of the FBI who took over temporarily as acting director after the resignation of Christopher Wray, retired from his post on Monday,

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.

The White House on Monday named a veteran agent to serve as acting FBI director after the official who’d been expected to run the bureau on an interim basis following the

Latest reports revealed a shocking development that the significant FBI Chief Paul Abbate suddenly retired and all the attention is now on Kash Patel who is US President Donald Trumps FBI director pick.

Paul Abbate, who as the FBI's longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email he sent to senior executives and obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.