‘Unqualified henchmen’: fears rise as Trump names far-right podcaster as FBI deputy director

Dan Bongino’s installation in high-ranking law enforcement role sparks concern in both Republicans and Democrats

Fears over the future direction of the FBI have intensified after Donald Trump announced that a far-right podcaster, Dan Bongino, who has never served in the bureau, would become its next deputy director.

Bongino, a former New York police officer and Secret Service agent who provided security to Presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama, is best known as a conservative commentator who has vocally supported Trump’s false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

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Trump names conservative podcaster Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director

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