Jorge Castro, former Counselor to the IRS Commissioner during the Obama Administration and former Democratic Congressional tax aide, discussed the prospects for nominating and confirming a new Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) given the term of the current chief Charles Rettig expires in November. Castro noted that the confirmation of the yet-to-be-announced nominee could take a while and the IRS for several months is unlikely to have a Senate-confirmed Commissioner.  When asked about the prospect of Douglas O'Donnell, the current IRS Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, taking over as the Acting Commissioner, Castro said "he's excellent."