The White House is steeling itself for a battle over President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s gun agency as allegations of racist remarks and incomplete disclosures call into question his ability to oversee the enforcement body.

David Chipman has already faced a bruising nomination for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives post for his ties to Giffords, a gun violence prevention group run by former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.

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