A website mix-up became an FBI appointmentSourced
The FBI's acting director?
A website listed the wrong man.
In 2025, Brian Driscoll was expected to serve as acting deputy director. The White House website instead listed him as acting director. According to reporting cited in his biography, rather than correct it, the two officials swapped temporary roles.
The title online
arrived before the title in practice.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01