FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Kash Patel's woefully underqualified number two, is finally heading for the exit.
Former talk radio announced He will leave his post next month, the AP reported Wednesday. Bongino reportedly told his confidants that he had no plans to return to FBI headquarters at all this year, eight of the people said. MS NOW.
Donald Trump also confirmed Bongino's departure during a call with reporters on Wednesday. “Dan did a great job. I think he wants to get back on his show,” the president said. said.
Bongino, who had no previous FBI experience, spread conspiracy theories about the office where he will subsequently manage the day-to-day activities. He once said that the plot to plant pipe bombs at the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on January 6, 2021, smacked of an “inside job.”
Patel also reportedly granted Bongino a bypass waiver obtaining a key security clearancebut the deputy director was still given access to highly classified information, such as the President's Daily Brief, which compiles important information from the intelligence community.
The news of Bongino's potential departure comes after another report that Trump was I'm considering deleting Patel, as the hapless leader's mistakes begin to accumulate. The report also comes as the FBI's hunt for the mass shooter at Brown University continues.
This story has been updated.
