Dan Bongino’s Appointment Signals Kash Patel’s Vision for the FBI

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Dan Bongino, a vocal podcast host and former Secret Service agent, has been appointed as the FBI’s deputy director, marking a striking departure from tradition. Bongino, who has never worked at the bureau, has long criticized it, frequently calling it "irredeemably corrupt." His selection signals the direction Kash Patel, a staunch Trump ally, envisions for the agency.  

 

Following the announcement, Patel took to X to celebrate the appointment, writing, “I am proud to welcome Dan Bongino as the next Deputy Director of the FBI — a warrior and lifelong public servant. With Pam Bondi as our new Attorney General, we are assembling a team focused on restoring public trust, upholding the rule of law, and ensuring justice is served.” Bongino himself has been a controversial figure in conservative media.

 

A former New York police officer, he left the Secret Service over a decade ago, citing dysfunction within the agency. Since then, he has become a high-profile commentator, running unsuccessfully for political office multiple times and launching a widely popular pro-Trump podcast in 2015.  

 

Through his platform, Bongino has been a relentless critic of the FBI. He has frequently alleged, without evidence, that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump and has suggested the bureau deliberately failed to identify the suspect behind the January 2021 pipe bomb placements outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters. “You think there are legitimate people with character running the FBI? Huh? That’s hilarious,” Bongino declared on his podcast in August 2022. “The FBI is entirely corrupted at the management level, and it’s filtering down now even into some at the in the rank and file.”  

 

His new role gives him significant influence in an agency he has spent years attacking. Traditionally, the deputy director position has been reserved for career FBI officials with extensive experience within the bureau. Bongino’s appointment breaks that precedent, raising questions about the direction the agency will take under Patel’s leadership.  

 

Ray Batvinis, a retired FBI counterintelligence officer and historian, noted the unprecedented nature of the decision. “The bureau has never had someone from the outside come in as a deputy director. Never,” he said. “I believe [Bongino] has a steep — possibly insurmountable — learning curve.”  

 

The FBI has not commented on Bongino’s hiring, but his selection strongly signals the kind of leadership Patel intends to implement—one that aligns with Trump’s vision of overhauling the agency from within.

 

Based on a report by WP  2025-02-24

 

 

[Purdey]

How do people talk about an agency they never worked in about corruption they can't prove without evidence?

 

[Paul Henry]

The vampires are finally running the blood bank, Goodbye JUSTICE hello revenge and illegal acts against opposition.

THe Dictator will  be happy when JUSTICE and Democracy have completely  gone.

[Jingthing]

Total maga fascist takeover.

No qualifications needed except for blind loyalty to you know.

Respect the rule of law?

Fuggedaboutit.

[Tom100]

Dan Bongino is a great man -- dedicated to the USA! He began his career as a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer from 1995 to 1999 before serving as a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011. 

 

Why are you Non-US citizens and TOTAL LOSERS posting retarded ignorant opinions?  I am a US passport holder and I support Kash & Dan. 

 

The FBI was totally corrupted. Read the news! 

[mikeymike100]

17 minutes ago, Tom100 said:

Dan Bongino is a great man -- dedicated to the USA! He began his career as a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer from 1995 to 1999 before serving as a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011. 

 

Why are you Non-US citizens and TOTAL LOSERS posting retarded ignorant opinions?  I am a US passport holder and I support Kash & Dan. 

 

The FBI was totally corrupted. Read the news! 

Quit right, just Ignore the neanderthals, they are still sore that Trump won and is doing a fantastic job!!

[Jingthing]

The way Trump is destroying the U.S. both internally and extenally so rapidly and arguably permanently is beyond the wildest dreams of an enemy nation hoping to destroy us.

[Harrisfan]

Just now, Jingthing said:

The way Trump is destroying the U.S. both internally and extenally so rapidly and arguably permanently is beyond the wildest dreams of an enemy nation hoping to destroy us.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Stock market is up, usd is up. Border fixed. Wars ending soon.

 

What planet do you live on?

[Harrisfan]

23 minutes ago, Tom100 said:

Dan Bongino is a great man -- dedicated to the USA! He began his career as a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer from 1995 to 1999 before serving as a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011. 

 

Why are you Non-US citizens and TOTAL LOSERS posting retarded ignorant opinions?  I am a US passport holder and I support Kash & Dan. 

 

The FBI was totally corrupted. Read the news! 

Yes great man.

[DaddyWarbucks]

His past career has shown him to be decent and honest,

He also seems to have a moral compass that shows him right from wrong.

Why else would the slime-bags hate him so?

[Ubonian Canadian]

I can't wait for the drama. It's going to be the best soap opera on you tube.

[Purdey]

Funny that the FBI is corrupt but not the NY Police department.

 

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) experienced corruption scandals in the 1990s, including the Dirty Thirty and the conviction of Harry Gross.