President Biden has reportedly found his next nominee to lead the ATF after the collapse of David Chipman.
Biden is expected to make the announcement that his new nomine of the the ATF sometime in the neat future.
As reported in Politico:
President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as early as this month, according to multiple people familiar with the White House’s planning.
Deliberations are ongoing but Steve Dettelbach, a former federal attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, is seriously being considered by the White House for the post, two of those people and one official within the Senate Democratic Caucus, told POLITICO.
After withdrawing the president’s first ATF nominee, David Chipman, in September, the White House is expected to pick someone who could have a smoother path to Senate confirmation. If Biden’s next nominee is able to secure 50 votes, it would be the first time the ATF has had a permanent director since 2015.
The nomination of former ATF Agent David Chipman was a total disaster for the Biden administration so it is expected that the administration will select someone less controversial this time around.
