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The Justice Department's internal watchdog found that 10 DEA
agents participated in the parties, paid for by drug cartels. A
bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives
have said they have lost confidence in DEA chief Michele
Leonhart.
Asked twice by reporters at a briefing whether Obama still has
confidence in Leonhart, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said
Obama "has very high expectations for everybody who serves in
this administration."
"We do have concerns about what's been reported by the Office of
the Inspector General," Earnest said, referring to the internal
watchdog that detailed the allegations.
"We're certainly supportive of the efforts that are under way at
the Department of Justice to address those concerns," he said.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Susan Heavey; Editing by Will
Dunham and Bill Trott)
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