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Bongino Shrugs Off Past Claims About Pipe Bombs

'I was paid in the past ... for my opinions,' says FBI deputy director about conspiracy theories

(Newser) - Now that the FBI has arrested a suspect in the planting of pipe bombs before the Capitol riot, deputy director Dan Bongino is distancing himself from his own previous comments about a massive cover-up at play, reports the Hill . In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox, Bongino made a...

Patel Taking Heat Over Kirk Investigation

Critics blame FBI director for confusion amid 'an unfolding crisis'

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel, criticized as inexperienced and out for retribution early on, appears to be facing the biggest test of his leadership yet. Ten sources across the federal government tell Fox News that his leadership is "under fire" amid the investigation into the Charlie Kirk assassination. One source...

Report: FBI Plans to Lower Its Standards

Sources say agency plans to drop degree requirement, cut training time

(Newser) - The FBI is set to lower its recruiting standards—dropping college degree requirements and cutting training time—in a controversial move that has agents worried about the future of the nation's top investigative agency, insiders tell the New York Times . The sources say the new policy that Director...

Epstein Fallout Intensifies in Trump Administration

Deputy FBI chief reportedly close to resigning in clash with attorney general

(Newser) - The fallout continues in DC over the handling of the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death . CNN and Axios report that Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is close to resigning—in fact, he didn't show up to work on Friday—as he clashes with Attorney General Pam...

Sources Raise Concerns About FBI's Use of Polygraph Tests

Agents face questions about criticism, leaks, and internal dissent

(Newser) - The FBI has intensified its use of polygraph tests under Director Kash Patel, moving beyond traditional security checks to questions about employees' personal views of Patel himself. According to multiple sources who spoke to the New York Times , senior officials have been asked in both interviews and polygraph sessions...

FBI's Bongino: We'll Settle Epstein Question With Video

Deputy director says he'll release footage all but confirming that Epstein took his own life

(Newser) - The deputy chief of the FBI told Fox News on Thursday that he is certain Jeffrey Epstein took his own life in prison and was not murdered, reports the Hill . Dan Bongino said he has seen video and plans to release it to the public that rebuts the views of...

FBI Reinvestigating White House Cocaine Find

Agency also examining leak of Dobbs decision, pipe bombs planted at party headquarters

(Newser) - The FBI will reinvestigate several incidents that have become "popular talking points on America's political right wing and among conspiracy theorists," per the Guardian . Writing Monday on X , Dan Bongino, the podcaster named deputy director of the FBI, said the agency would launch new investigations into the...

Pick for No. 2 at FBI Bucks Tradition

Pundit Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, doesn't come from within the agency

(Newser) - A name familiar to supporters of President Trump is the new No. 2 at the FBI. Trump announced on Truth Social on Sunday night that conservative pundit Dan Bongino will serve as deputy director under Kash Patel, reports the Washington Post . About Bongino:
  • He worked as an NYPD officer before
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