The U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director, followed by Trump's appointment of Dan Bongino as deputy director. Bongino, a right-wing commentator known for his conspiracy theories and extreme critiques of the FBI, will oversee the agency's operations despite having no direct experience with it. His controversial past includes claims that the FBI has politically targeted Trump and demands for purging agency members. This appointment has sparked significant concern about the influence of extremist views on national law enforcement leadership.
Bongino, a native of Queens, previously served with the New York Police Department and as an agent with the United States Secret Service but has no past experience with the FBI - other than railing against it.
During a 2022 monologue on his Fox News show, Unfiltered With Dan Bongino, he denounced the FBI as 'irredeemably corrupt at this point' and said it was time to clean house.
Bongino has long been one of the FBI's harshest critics, accusing the agency of intentionally targeting Trump owing to political bias.
In response to a 2023 Washington Examiner article on an FBI informant later charged with lying to the agency, Bongino alleged that there was collusion between the Democratic Party.
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