In choosing Sheriff Chad Chronister of Hillsborough County, Fla., to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, President-elect Donald J. Trump opted for someone with a substantial record in local law enforcement but virtually no experience with the complex international investigations for which the agency is known.
But when Mr. Trump announced his D.E.A.
pick on Saturday on social media, praising Sheriff Chronister’s “countless commendations and awards,” some longtime D.E.A.
agents and officials started trading messages that simply read, “Who?”Mr. Trump’s D.E.A.
And unlike Kash Patel, the loyalist whom Mr. Trump wants to take control of — or perhaps a wrecking ball to — the bureau, it does not appear that Sheriff Chronister was chosen to wreak vengeance on the president-elect’s enemies inside the D.E.A.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Sheriff, Drug Enforcement Administration
Locations:
Hillsborough County, Fla, Tampa