Ranking Member Jamie Raskin’s Statement on the Trump FBI’s Political Firing of Former Acting Director Brian Driscoll

Washington, D.C. (August 8, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) firing of former Acting Director Brian Driscoll:

“Brian Driscoll is a highly decorated FBI agent with two decades of service who even served briefly as the Bureau’s Acting Director while Kash Patel awaited confirmation. 

“Kash Patel’s unceremonious firing of Brian Driscoll reflects the accelerating purge at the FBI of anyone who refuses to pledge their blind and paramount loyalty to Donald Trump over the rule of law and the Constitution.

“Mr. Driscoll is a career FBI agent repeatedly decorated for his exceptional service, earning an FBI Medal of Valor and the FBI Shield of Bravery for courageous actions under fire. During his short tenure as Acting FBI Director, Driscoll acted to protect thousands of FBI agents who were unjustly targeted by the Justice Department simply for having worked on cases related to the January 6th insurrection.

“Instead of investigating and stopping child predators, the FBI is now redacting their names from the Epstein Files. Instead of hunting down terrorists and criminals, the FBI is tracking down state legislators standing up for voting rights. Instead of rewarding agents who love this country and keep their oath to the Constitution, the FBI is sacking them and replacing them with hacks and fanatics. The firing of Mr. Driscoll and other career agents is a shameful affront to the rule of law and typifies the Trump Administration's campaign to replace nonpartisan career law enforcement professionals with political loyalists and incompetent sycophants.”