Ranking Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said “very troubling allegations” have surfaced that suggest B. Todd Jones, who is President Obama’s choice to head the ATF, retaliated against a whistleblower, The Washington Times reports.
The Iowa senator questioned why the confirmation hearings last week weren’t delayed while an investigation of Jones continues.
When asked about the whistle-blowing complaints, Jones said he wasn’t familiar with the “substance of the complaints” and declined to comment.
“I must say that the allegations in the complaint are extremely troubling,” Grassley said.
