President Donald Trump introduced late Sunday that he was naming former Fox Information character Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director, the most recent in a collection of controversial picks for high-profile regulation enforcement positions.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump touted Bongino’s credentials as a former New York police officer, U.S. Secret Service agent and podcaster. Bongino, a longtime Trump ally and media character who pushed Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, additionally thanked the president on social media Sunday night time.
The deputy director appointment doesn’t require Senate affirmation. Now-FBI Director Kash Patel — a critic of the company’s previous investigations into Trump — was confirmed final week regardless of opposition from two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine), and all Democrats. Previous FBI administrators have usually obtained bipartisan help, whereas previous deputy administrators of the bureau have usually been profession FBI brokers.
Bongino is probably greatest recognized for his podcast, “The Dan Bongino Present.” In a current episode, Bongino praised Patel’s ascendance to the highest of the company and slammed Democrats who had opposed his nomination, saying the brand new director was “there for one cause: to wash this place up.”
He’s the most recent unconventional — and controversial — Trump choose for a high regulation enforcement place. Trump beforehand nominated former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for legal professional basic, although Gaetz withdrew from the nomination course of with a Home ethics investigation pertaining to alleged drug use and sexual misconduct hanging over him. Trump then nominated former Florida Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi for the position; she was confirmed.
