Washington, April 10 -- FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly been removed as the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by the Trump administration in the US, which has replaced him with Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, the Washington Post said on Thursday.

The US daily reported on the development according to two sources familiar with the decision.

A US defence official told The Hill that Driscoll is the acting ATF director and that he will remain the Army secretary.

Driscoll was notified of the appointment on Wednesday while traveling in Europe, the defence official told Fox News.

Fox News Digital further reported citing a source close to Patel that the ATF was taken off his plate because ...