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Trump Nominates 20-Year ATF Veteran to Be New Director

Gun rights advocates expect Robert Cekada to change the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives policy focus if he is confirmed.
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Trump Nominates 20-Year ATF Veteran to Be New Director
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive personnel in a file image. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Clements
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President Donald Trump has nominated a 20-year veteran of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to be its new director. The ATF has been run by interim directors since former Director Steve Dettelbach resigned just before Trump began his second term in January.

The nomination was referred to the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. Cekada has been an ATF deputy director since last April.

Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,