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edbermac

(16,399 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2025, 05:50 PM Dec 17

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with provocative claims he made in his prior role as a popular podcast host.

The departure, which had been expected, would be among the highest-profile resignations of the Trump administration. It comes as FBI leadership has been buffeted by criticism over Director Kash Patel’s use of a government plane for personal purposes and social media posts about active investigations.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fbi-deputy-director-dan-bongino-222828914.html

Wonder why he’s bailing out?

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official (Original Post) edbermac Dec 17 OP

FFS, just fucking quit. GTFO. NOW. CurtEastPoint Dec 17 #1

Something about "heat in the kitchen", maybe? Kash, get a clue and race him to the exit. dutch777 Dec 17 #2

Good riddance. Patel needs to do the same, ASAP. (nt) Paladin Dec 17 #3

He has been forced to spend 8hr days staring at 4 walls. FOUR WALLS !!! thought crime Dec 17 #4

Well, he ain't resigning because he thinks Flim Flam Man is bonkers, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 17 #5

Do it *live*! UTUSN Dec 17 #6

Apparently... 2naSalit Dec 17 #7

CurtEastPoint

(19,853 posts)

1. FFS, just fucking quit. GTFO. NOW.

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 05:58 PM

Dec 17

dutch777

(4,884 posts)

2. Something about "heat in the kitchen", maybe? Kash, get a clue and race him to the exit.

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:07 PM

Dec 17

Paladin

(32,296 posts)

3. Good riddance. Patel needs to do the same, ASAP. (nt)

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:08 PM

Dec 17

thought crime

(1,219 posts)

4. He has been forced to spend 8hr days staring at 4 walls. FOUR WALLS !!!

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:22 PM

Dec 17

He misses his wife.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,736 posts)

5. Well, he ain't resigning because he thinks Flim Flam Man is bonkers,

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:26 PM

Dec 17

he's resigning before he suffers the embarrassment of being fired.
At least Faux Snooze probably still has a spot for him.

UTUSN

(76,964 posts)

6. Do it *live*!

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:30 PM

Dec 17

2naSalit

(100,058 posts)

7. Apparently...

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 09:00 PM

Dec 17

There are some lies that aren't worth telling even when he's well paid for them.

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