Sarah Grisham<p>Trump appointee's disappearing act has key department at a standstill</p><p>Donald <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s decision to hand newly appointed <a href="https://union.place/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> Director Kash Patel the reins as the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (<a href="https://union.place/tags/ATF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATF</span></a>), has led to the department being adrift with <a href="https://union.place/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> reportedly ignoring his duties.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2671633777/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/kash-patel-267163</span><span class="invisible">3777/</span></a></p>