Bongino is a former Secret Service agent turned podcaster. Trump said he will serve as the FBI’s deputy director, a role traditionally held by career agents.
Bongino’s selection to serve under Kash Patel places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Trump's choice of Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent who until now has hosted an extremely popular podcast, to be the next deputy director of the FBI: REPORTER: One other one on the FBI,
The post of deputy director will give Dan Bongino access to vast amounts of highly sensitive intelligence, as well as rumor, speculation and false accusations that F.B.I. agents regularly receive.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Kash Patel had tapped Dan Bongino to be second-in-command at the FBI, after the Senate confirmed Patel as the bureau’s new director last week.
Bongino is set to serve directly under FBI Director Kash Patel, who faced a tough confirmation battle and was sworn in late last week.
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