Further personnel changes in the Washington administration could affect Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kesh Patel, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-Derimer, The Atlantic writes.
According to media sources, “discussions are actively underway regarding the departure of other individuals from the administration, including Patel, Driscoll and Chavez-Derimer“. The article explains that US President Donald Trump has not yet made a final decision on this issue.
He had not planned to fire key administration officials before the midterm elections for Congress in November. “But the president's decline in approval ratings since he launched the Iran war has changed the political calculus,“ the publication notes.
On Thursday, April 2, the US president announced the resignation of Attorney General Pam Bondi. According to the “New York Times“ the main reason for Bondi's resignation was the way she handled the release of documents related to the case of convicted pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
On March 5, the US president announced that Christie Noem would resign as head of the Department of Homeland Security.