Dan Bongino, a former US secret service agent, who has written the best -selling books, failed to office and gained fame as a right -wing Pandit with TV shows and a popular podcast was selected to serve as Deputy Director of FBI.
President Trump on Sunday night announced the appointment to a post on his true social stage, praising Bongino, “A man of incredible love and passion for our country”. He called the declaration “the great news for law enforcement and American justice”.
Selection holds two staunch colleagues of Mr. Trump at a time over the country’s major federal law enforcement agency when Democrats are concerned that the President can try to target his opponents.
Will work under Bongino I wish PatelThose who were sworn in as the FBI Director at the White House on Friday and indicated their intentions to re-shape the bureau, including transferring hundreds of employees from Washington headquarters and more emphasis on FBI’s traditional crime-fighting duties.
Deputy Director acts as the second-in-command of the FBI and is traditionally a career agent responsible for the day-to-day law enforcement operation of the bureau.
However, Bognino is never a FBI agent.
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The FBI Agents Association had earlier sent a letter to its members stating that the leadership met with Patel in January, when he insisted that “the Deputy Director of the FBI should become an on-board, active special agent, as has been done for 117 years for many compelling reasons, which includes operating expertise and experience, as well as the trust of our special agent.” According to the note, Patel agreed.
Bongino, 49, served the President’s details for the then President Barack Obama and George W. Bush before becoming a popular right -wing media man. He became one of the leading personalities in the Make America Great political movement to spread false information about the 2020 election.
After a few years Rush Limbo dies In 2021, he was selected for a radio show in the same time slot as a famous commentator.
Bongino worked for the New York Police Department from 1997 to 1997 before joining the secret service. He started commenting on Fox News over a decade ago, and performed on Saturday night with a network from 2021 to 2023. He is now a host of Dan Bongino Show, one of the most popular podcasts according to Spotiff.
Bongino escaped for an American Senate seat in Maryland in 2012 and Congress seats in 2014 and 2016, for Congress seats in 2015. He lost three races.
Last time during an interview, Bongino asked Mr. Trump to be committed to create a commission to improve secret service, called it a “unsuccessful” agency and criticized it for it. Two attempts to murder Last year.
Bongino said about the man, which the officials say, “The man should not have anywhere Camped outside Mr. Trump’s golf course West Palm Beach, Florida, before he was seen with a rifle.
During the same interview, Mr. Trump praised the Secret Service Agent, who saw the rifle barrel coming out of a bush.