Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.
Ryan Reilly, NBC News Justice Reporter and Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Donald Trump picking former Fox News host and right wing provocateur Dan Bongino to be the Deputy FBI director,
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The White House defends two major personnel moves. Over the weekend, President Trump announced 2 major personnel moves – a firing and a hiring.
Patel was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Thursday in a 51-49 vote. It was the most narrowly divided confirmation vote for an FBI director in history. By contrast, previous FBI chief Christopher Wray was confirmed 92-5. James Comey was confirmed 93-1 and Robert Mueller 98-0.
Bongino’s selection to serve under Kash Patel places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.
Donald Trump has announced that conservative podcaster Dan Bongino will be the FBI's deputy director. That has some agency veterans concerned.