Bongino Appointment Sends Shockwaves Through FBI

'Slap in the face:' Bongino appointment sends shockwaves through FBI
By John Shiffman, Sarah N. Lynch, Joseph Tanfani and Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a memo on Sunday evening, the FBI Agents Association told its 14,000 members that new director Kash Patel had assured them that he would follow tradition and name a career special agent with operational expertise as his deputy director.
WH: ‘A Lot of People’ Should Be ‘Very, Very Nervous’ About Bongino’s FBI Appointment
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt sent a strong message to people in Washington worried about Dan Bongino’s appointment as deputy director of the FBI.
What Dan Bongino Has Said About The FBI
Bongino has poured water on the FBI's handling of the investigation and dedicated multiple episodes of The Dan Bongino Show to probing it, and criticism. However, while there has been an outcry about the investigation, some of Bongino's commentary has ventured into speculation and conspiracy.
Dan Bongino tapped for FBI deputy director
The selection of former Secret Service agent and right-wing media commentator Dan Bongino as deputy to FBI Director Kash Patel places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency.
Who is Dan Bongino? Trump announces podcaster as FBI deputy director
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Maddow Blog | FBI agents express dismay as Trump installs Dan Bongino in leadership post
The far-right podcaster has condemned the FBI as “irredeemably corrupt." No wonder so many former and current agents are upset about Dan Bongino's ascension.
What to know about Dan Bongino, the media personality tapped as FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know ...
How Dan Bongino Went From Pro-Trump Podcaster to FBI Deputy Director
Bongino has never served in the FBI. But his rise as a ferociously loyal right-wing influencer is what Trump wanted, says a ...
Who is Dan Bongino, right-wing firebrand tapped to be FBI deputy director?
Bongino is a former Secret Service agent turned podcaster. Trump said he will serve as the FBI’s deputy director, a role ...
Podcaster and ex-Secret Service agent Dan Bongino will be FBI deputy director, Trump says
Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned right-wing podcaster, has been named the next deputy director of the FBI, ...
Dan Bongino: What is deputy FBI director? Former NYPD officer and ex-secret service agent
Ex-secret service agent and former NYPD officer Dan Bongino has been named Deputy Director of the FBI. Here's what to know.
Trump announces conservative podcaster Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director
The appointment of Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer turned conservative radio host, puts a second ...
Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained ...
Dan Bongino's yearslong history of FBI criticism and conspiracy theories
The pro-Trump podcaster and radio personality was named deputy director of the FBI, an agency he has said should be disbanded ...