Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, has been criticized for spreading several conspiracy theories as a talk show host.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Kash Patel had tapped Dan Bongino to be second-in-command at the FBI, after the Senate confirmed Patel as the bureau’s new director last week.

Dan Bongino rubs it in after surprise FBI appointment - ‘I’m going to ask you a simple question – have you seen what I did before I came here? I’m committed to service,’ Dan Bongino said Monday

Dan Bongino, former New York City police officer and right-wing pundit and podcaster, has been named the FBI's new deputy director. Neither Bongino nor the newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel have

Bongino has never served in the FBI. But his rise as a ferociously loyal right-wing influencer is what Trump wanted, says a Trump adviser.

Dan Bongino, a popular radio host, podcaster and former talking head for both Fox News and the National Rifle Association has been tapped to manage the day-to-day operations of the 33,000 staffers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He’s never managed anything larger than a U.S. Senate campaign, and he failed at that.

Dan Bongino, of the popular The Dan Bongino Show podcast and radio show, announced he was ending the show as he transitions to his new job.

Mr. Bongino may be the most unconventional deputy director in the FBI's 117-year history. He’s also one of its harshest critics.

"Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice!" Trump posted on his social media network, Truth Social, calling Bongino "a man of incredible love and passion for our Country."Start the day smarter.

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Bongino was previously a New York City police offer, and a member of the U.S. Secret Service ... is "prepared to give up" his program as he steps into the new role. "The Dan Bongino Show" was most recently the 56th-ranked podcast in the United States ...

"Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our ... DIRECTOR The president said Bongino has a Master’s Degree in Psychology from the City University of New York and an MBA from Penn State. "He was a member of the New York Police Department ...