White House lawyer expected to be named new head of DEA
Source: Washington Post
The Trump administration plans to tap a top White House lawyer as the next head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to people familiar with the decision, which could be announced in coming days.
Uttam Dhillon, who as a deputy White House counsel has played a key role in internal discussions surrounding the firing of James B. Comey and the special counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, will start at the DEA next week, according to a plan for the staffing move.
His predecessor, Robert W. Patterson, announced earlier this month he was leaving the agency after a 30-year DEA career. In making the announcement he was retiring, Patterson cited the challenges of leading the agency as an acting administrator.
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