By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — Andrew Traver, head of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Chicago could soon be nominated to take the top job in the agency, Al Kamen of the Washington Post reports.
The Post said Traver would be the first-ever Senate-confirmed ATF director.
A source has told ticklethewire.com that two members of Congress from Illinois have written letters of recommendation to the White House on behalf of Traver, who has expressed an intense interest in the job.
“He’s an experienced special agent with more than 20 years,” former ATF official James Cavanaugh, who recently retired after 33 1/2 years with the agency, told ticklethewire.com. “He’s a good leader. He’s quiet. He’s strong. He certainly has the battle scars of law enforcement and law enforcement command.”
“I think he would be a good pick because he’s not a political person.”
