Rep. Jason Chaffetz says Michele Leonhart should step down or be fired amid allegations that DEA agents attended drug cartel-funded sex parties while stationed overseas.
Reports the Associated Press:
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah said DEA chief Michele Leonhart has allowed problems at the agency to fester for more than a decade.
“It’s time for her to go,” Chaffetz told The Associated Press. “I don’t have confidence in her, nor does the majority of the committee.”
If Leonhart does not step down, President Barack Obama should fire her, Chaffetz said.
Chaffetz made the comments after a 3½-hour hearing Tuesday that focused on the sex party allegations, which date back to 2001. Leonhart has led the DEA since 2007 and was sole deputy administrator for three years before that.
