Dan Bongino appointed as Deputy Director of FBI

US President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and commentator Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI. Trump posted on social media that Mr. Bongino will serve under newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel. Mr. Bongino, 50, who has worked for the New York Police Department and the Secret Service, is considered a staunch Trump



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He hosts the daily podcast The Dan Bongino Show, whose Facebook posts often attract more attention than those of Fox News and CNN combined. The FBI deputy director is responsible for supervising all domestic and international operations.