In 2007, Driscoll joined the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a special agent. He was first assigned to the
New York field office, where he worked in
organized crime and later became a member of the regional
SWAT team. In this role, Driscoll was part of two notable raids. First, in 2013, his unit was sent to
Alabama and successfully saved a five year old boy who had been taken hostage in a bunker.
Acting FBI Director Following the
2024 presidential election, the
Trump transition team asked Driscoll to serve as
Deputy Director of the FBI underneath
Robert Kissane as
acting director. However, following the
inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2025, Driscoll became acting director of the FBI because the White House website "incorrectly listed" him as acting director and Kissane as deputy director. under the
second Trump administration, the FBI under Driscoll was ordered to fire eight senior executives and compile a list of potentially thousands of other employees involved in investigations stemming from the
January 6 United States Capitol attack. Driscoll said that the list of such employees included himself and acting deputy director Kissane.{{Cite news |first1=Jeremy |last1=Roebuck |first2=Perry |last2=Stein |first3=Salvador |last3=Rizzo |first4=Carol D. |last4=Leonnig |date=January 31, 2025 |title=Justice Department orders FBI purge, review of staff who touched Jan. 6 cases ==References==