An official of the Department of Justice said on Saturday that Kash Patel, director of the new FBI, has been nominated as the acting head of liquor, tobacco, firearms and explosive bureau.
Patel may be sworn in next week, the official said, Patel put two of the largest agencies of the Department of Justice in an unusual system, which raises questions about the future of the bureau which has long drawn the Irishop.
The official of the Department of Justice spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the move before it was publicly declared. White House officials did not immediately respond to the remarks request on Saturday evening.
Patel was sworn in as the FBI director on Friday, as the Senate Sharming approval was concerned about Trump Ellie’s plans to overhall after the victory of the Democrat.
ATF is a separate agency with approximately 5.500 employees and is responsible for implementing the laws of the country around firearms, explosives and arson. Among other things, it is in charge of granting licenses to federal firearms dealers, detecting guns used in crimes and analyzing the investigation.
The move was first told by ABC News on Saturday.
Attorney General Palm Bondi fired the top of the ATF lawyer. Bondi said in an interview by Fox News on Friday that it fired Chief Counsel Pamela Hicks as the agency “was targeting gun owners.” Hick, spending more than 20 years as a lawyer for the Justice Department, said in a social media post that being the ATF’s chief advocate was the “highest honor” of his career.
Conservatives have prolonged their role against ATF on their role in regulating firearms and suggested closure of the agency. Under the Biden administration, the ATF carried forward the new regulation, which was aimed at breaking on ghost guns and thousands of firearm dealers were required to check the background on buyers at brick-and-mortar stores at gun shows or other places.
In an executive order earlier this month, President Donald Trump directed the Attorney General to “assess any ongoing violations of other amendment rights of his citizens,” All the works done by the Biden administration around the firearm. Please review.”
Gun safety groups have raised an alarm about putting Patel as in -charge of the FBI, in which the gun control group Brady called him “known gun rights extremists”. Gun Rights Group, US Gun Owners called their confirmation as Director of FBI “called a major victory for gun owners and constitutional rights.”
Final confirmation ATF Director Steve Detailbach, was a former federal prosecutor who led the agency since last month. Hey was the first confirmation director since 2015 as both Republican and Democratic administration failed to receive nominees through the political women’s process.