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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and a couple of conservative figures are talking out towards President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to handover as administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Management.
“I’m going to call ‘em like I see ’em. Trump’s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest [of] a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns,” Massie mentioned in a submit on X.
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was arrested in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 scare.
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., attends a Area Regulations Committee assembly on a answer recommending that the Area in finding Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland in contempt of congress, within the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by means of Getty Photographs)
“Announcing the arrest of Dr. Ronald Howard-Browne, Pastor of The River at Tampa Bay Church, who intentionally and repeatedly disregarded state and local public health orders, which put his congregation and our community in danger,” Chronister famous in a tweet on the year.
The costs had been after dropped.
“The State Attorney’s Office has recognized that compliance and not criminal punishment is the focus of our emergency health laws,” Chronister famous, in line with studies. “Law enforcement’s intervention through arrest has been rare during this health crisis, and while it remains a necessary tool to protect the health and safety of our community, we agree that further criminal sanctions are not necessary in this instance.”
In a commentary to Fox Information Virtual on Monday, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, mentioned, “We don’t need authoritarians who refuse to use discretion and protect the Constitution – no matter which party is in power.”
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Area Judiciary Committee contributors Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., pay attention to U.S. Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland testify sooner than the committee within the Rayburn Area Place of work Construction on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
Conservative commentator Liz Wheeler instructed Trump will have to opposite direction at the nomination.
“Chad Chronister is a COVID tyrant who arrested a Christian pastor for holding church in person during the pandemic. Chronister held a press conference bragging about the arrest. Chronister abused his power; he’s unfit to lead the DEA. Trump should withdraw his nomination,” Wheeler declared in a tweet.
Sean Davis, CEO and co-founder of The Federalist, referred to as Chronister “a woke, BLM-excusing, DEI-enforcing, immigration law-ignoring buffoon. There are thousands of solid sheriffs in this country who are far more qualified to run DEA than this left-wing clown,” he added in a submit on X.
However Howard-Browne is enthusiastically supporting Chronister for the DEA position.
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Nikki Debartolo and Chad Chronister are discoverable out of doors “Good Morning America” on Jan. 9, 2020, in Fresh York Town. (Raymond Corridor/GC Photographs)
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“Chad Chronister has been my friend for many years, through good times and challenges,” Howard-Browne mentioned in a message, directed to Trump, that he shared publicly on X.
“I truly believe he acted with the intention of doing the right thing, and I’ve witnessed firsthand how he has learned and grown from those experiences. Shortly after my arrest, Sheriff Chronister called me and told me he truly missed our friendship. We met for dinner at my house and we were able to restore the friendship we had, one I will always cherish,” he persisted.
“His vision, resolve, and leadership make him the ideal candidate to lead the DEA, and I am proud to stand with him as he continues to serve America with passion and purpose,” Howard-Browne said.
Fox Information Virtual reached out to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Place of work on Monday to request remark from Chronister.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to be nominated by President @realDonaldTrump to serve as the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and I am deeply humbled by this opportunity to serve our nation,” Chronister mentioned in a submit on X.