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Senators press DOJ on legality of moving ATF under a single DOJ umbrella with DEA
Summary
Committee members asked Attorney General Bondi whether reassigning ATF and DEA to a single umbrella requires congressional approval, and Bondi said DOJ will comply with the law and work with Congress while defending the reorganization as an efficiency measure.
Senators pressed Attorney General Pamela Bondi on whether the department can proceed with an internal reorganization that places the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under the same DOJ umbrella as the Drug Enforcement Administration.
"ATF will keep its brand. DEA will keep its brand," Bondi said, describing the plan as consolidation under one umbrella rather than elimination of either entity.…
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