DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House deputy chief of staff Jim Carroll, who has served in that role for nearly three months, is expected to leave the White House to helm the Office of National Drug Control Policy, two sources with knowledge of the decision told CNN Friday [2-9-18].
Carroll, a White House lawyer who quietly became one of chief of staff John Kelly’s deputies late last year, is expected to be tapped to become the administration’s drug czar as early as Friday, two sources with knowledge of the decision told CNN. The White House’s first nominee to lead the office, Rep. Tom Marino, withdrew from consideration in October after a report detailed how legislation he sponsored helped make it easier for drug companies to distribute opioids across America.
It was not immediately clear when Carroll would leave his current role, but news of Carroll’s expected departure comes on the heels of the resignation of White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who cleared out his desk on Thursday after allegations of domestic abuse against him became public.
A White House spokesman declined to comment on Friday.”
-Jeremy Diamond, “Top White House official to leave West Wing to become drug czar,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Feb. 9, 2018 05:28pm