Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster has been installed as Kash Patel’s next in command…
Two senior FBI old timers now have a Right WingNut ‘Political’ guy, who NEVER worked in place, minding the Operation’s store and looking over Patel’s shoulder…
This could be a NOT fun thing for Patel and the Bureau…
Just like in ICE?
The old times know the place and help actually run it….
Bongino does NOT….
Will the Bureau be able to do it’s mission?
Or Felon Trump’s missioin be their’s?
We’ll see…..
Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster, will be the next deputy director of the F.B.I., President Trump said on Sunday night.
Mr. Trump, making the announcement on his social media site, said the newly installed F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, had named Mr. Bongino to the No. 2 post at the country’s most powerful law enforcement agency. The role of deputy director does not require Senate confirmation, meaning two steadfast Trump loyalists will effectively be at the uppermost reaches of an agency known for its tradition of independence.
The announcement came about an hour after the F.B.I. Agents Association told its members that Mr. Patel had privately acknowledged that the next deputy director should be an F.B.I. agent. The apparent disconnect in selecting Mr. Bongino has intensified mistrust among the rank and file.
The F.B.I. did not respond to a request for a comment.
Mr. Bongino, in a statement posted on social media on Monday, praised F.B.I. staff members as “dedicated people” who “deserve leadership that will back them up, protect their mission and ensure they can do their jobs.”…
…
In the past, F.B.I. directors have selected senior agents with extensive experience to essentially run the bureau’s operations, a complex and grueling job that requires working closely with foreign partners and navigating sensitive investigations.
The choice of Mr. Bongino is a radical and abrupt departure from that practice and raises startling questions about how two people who have never served as F.B.I. agents will oversee the vast surveillance and investigative powers of an agency of 38,000 people and a budget of about $11 billion.
The combination of Mr. Patel and Mr. Bongino will represent the least experienced leadership pair in the bureau’s history. It is also all but certain to prompt concerns about how the men, who have freely peddled misinformation and embraced partisan politics, will run an agency typically insulated from White House interference.
“My entire life right now is about owning the libs,” Mr. Bongino said in 2018. He has also echoed a popular grievance among the far right denouncing the so-called deep state….
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.