Kash Patel, the newly sworn director of the FBI called the duty of the Chief Bureau for alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, are expected, tobacco, two sources for the Judicial Department confirmed the news on CBS Saturday.
After a long-term process, Patela, a loyal trumpet, has been confirmed Senate on Thursday as the director of the FBI on a smaller margin of 51 to 49, with two republican senators who join all democrats in disagreement.
ATF is, like the FBI, the Agency within the Ministry of Justice. There are more than 5,200 employees and a budget of about $ 1.6 billion. One of his primary responsibilities is to explore the crimes of the gun.
Patel would replace Marvin RichardsonATF current acting director. ABC News first reported a move.
Steven Dettelbach, who served as the director of ATF under the former President Joe Biden, said the news of the CBS in an interview last monthJust before leaving, that he believed that the agency would be a target to reduce trump cards.
During his presidential campaign, President Trump was critical to the Agency and Dettelbach.
“We will have a day of the Radical Gun Grabber Steve Dettelbach,” Trump told the national rifle on the gathering last February.
The congress republicans have already proposed $ 188 million in the reduction of the Fiscal Year for 2025. Year, which state ATF pretensions and places too much restrictions, including on the pistol bottles.
Dettelbach told the CBS news that if the ATF eliminated “, people would be killed.”
“I believe that the mission of this agency fights violent crime is wildly and whether” Dattelbach said.
The Ministry of Justice faced turning over the last few weeks in the middle of the supervision of the Trump Administration.
Several federal prosecutors he filed After rejection of release charges against corruption against Mayor New York Eric Adams.
Last month, eight older FBI officials asked to step down from their posts or face breaks. FBI It was said To send a list of all current and former employees in the FBI Who are assigned for research of rebellion with 6 capital January. From those employees were also asked to answer the questionnaire.
Melissa Quinn and Scott MacFarlane contributed to this report.
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