Dan Bongino was employed at the second level of government.
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The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
Multiple tier-1 sources (Reuters, AP, NBC) report that Bongino served as FBI deputy director, the bureau's No. 2 official under Director Kash Patel, from March 2025 until his January 2026 departure.
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… Never take it face value. "Trust me, bro" politics? Okay, ever. I don't care who it is. However, I'm not a monarch. I was not a monarch when I was in the government. I was at the second level. I wasn't even in charge of the place at the top. I can only do what I can do, and anyone suggesting to you, notice they'll never cite any evidence, because there's been multiple articles, even from people who hate me in the left wing media, people at The New …
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Supports. AP reports that Bongino was FBI Deputy Director, the bureau's No. 2 official, and that he said he would resign in January 2026.[1]
Supports. Reuters reports that Bongino was named to serve as Patel's deputy director, a position that oversees day-to-day operations of the FBI.[2]
Supports. NBC News describes Bongino as former FBI co-deputy director who stepped down as the agency's No. 2 official.[3]
Supports. Wikipedia's infobox lists him as 20th Deputy Director of the FBI, in office March 17, 2025 to January 3, 2026, but this source is rated unrated and is only corroborating.[4]
Context. The sources note he had no prior FBI experience and that the deputy role had traditionally gone to a career agent, which gives context for his position.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino plans to resign next month ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2'Slap in the face:' Bongino appointment sends shockwaves ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Dan Bongino returns to podcasting with a defense of the FBI's handling of the Epstein filesnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Dan Bongino - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5FBI agents express shock and dismay over naming of right-wing podcaster to No. 2 postnbcchicago.com · not rated · cited for: context
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