FBI's No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he's moving on

[douglas9]

Source: MS Now

Speculation and anticipation has gripped the nation’s premier law enforcement agency over the future of one of its top leaders, FBI deputy director Dan Bongino.

Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account.

Bongino told his team and some senior FBI officials that he tentatively planned to announce his departure on Dec. 19, according to four people. Several people said some of Bongino’s personal effects have been cleared out of his office as of last week.

Bongino, a Trump ally and former Secret Service agent who built an enormous following as a conservative, pro-Trump radio and podcast host, was an unusual choice when President Donald Trump installed him in the post in February. He was the first deputy director in modern history who had no experience as an FBI agent. The deputy serves as the day-to-day operations chief of the agency.

Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/bongino-fbi-leaving

[Traildogbob]

1. I hope

There are starving massive sharks circling that ship as the rats jump for their lives. And they are all working for Jack Smith.

[maxsolomon]

2. Oh noes, how will the FBI carry on?

[jls4561]

3. Maybe with all that free time he will read the manual for the dryer and stop shrinking all his shirts.

[Prairie Gates]

4. He's gotta be in the Top Ten for totally unqualified clowns who failed at their jobs as expected

Hopefully, the utterly befuddled Patel will follow him out the door.

[BaronChocula]

5. Hey CNN!

Hurry up and ink a deal with him.

[hlthe2b]

6. BOING!

Oh, well...

[Mr. Sparkle]

7. He couldn't handle the real world

He needs to go back to the cult full of conspiracy theories , where there is no accountability.

[Puppyjive]

8. He is a testament

This is a great example as to why the US government hires qualified, educated professionals. The maga movement are pissed off because they don't get the jobs they are not qualified for. So Donald just puts the most unqualified people into these high profile jobs, almost as if he expects the agency to eventually fail. Failure will be blamed in agency heads, which will take the heat off of Donald. The agencies are hanging on by a thread. DJT needs to be impeached now. He is wreckless and demented.

[Jvp]

10. remember Bush's hires to run Iraq

the republicans don't consider competency in hiring for government jobs, just loyalty (corruption is allowable)

[slightlv]

9. He planned to announce it on Dec 19th?

Did he honestly think his resignation would be an adequate diversion from the Einstein Files release?!

[bluedigger]

11. He has colleagues?

Somebody should investigate that.

[not fooled]

17. "Colleagues" sounds better than "podcast bros"

The latter being more accurate.

[ToxMarz]

12. Generous to refer to Bongino as 'one of its top leaders'

I would have gone with titular head. Definitely anything other than leader.

[cstanleytech]

13. Getting out while the getting is good?

[FakeNoose]

14. Don't let the door hit you ....

[DrFunkenstein]

15. Now That He's Solved The Epstein Case, Can He Lay Out The Evidence of the 2020 Steal?

These nutballs keep promising to release information, but when they have it at their fingertips they suddenly clam up.

[C Moon]

16. Moving is good for no. 2's.