Bongino announces exit from FBI
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced he will leave his post in the new year.
The conservative media personality and former Secret Service agent has only held the position for nine months. Alongside Kash Patel, Bongino oversaw a period of tumult and low morale within the office.
“I will be leaving my position at the FBI in January,” Bongino wrote on
Rumors of Bongino’s departure have swirled within the FBI, with staffers telling Salon earlier this week that his office had been empty for “nearly two weeks.” Numerous reports within the agency since Bongino and Patel took over the agency have described it as a leaderless mess. In a report published last month, Bongino was described as “some kind of clown.”
“No one here will miss him,” another staffer told Salon. “He has no credibility.”
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Asked about Bongino’s departure, President Donald Trump said he had done a “great job.”
“I think he wants to come back to his show,” Trump said.
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