{"id":27830,"date":"2025-12-24T04:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=27830"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:43:38","slug":"bongino-drops-big-hint-about-why-hes-leaving-fbi-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=27830","title":{"rendered":"Bongino Drops Big Hint About Why He\u2019s Leaving FBI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container fullwidth-featured-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bongino-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bongino-3.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bongino-3-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bongino-3-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bongino-3-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bongino-3-1536x799.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"832\" data-main-img=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\u00a0Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container\">\n<div id=\"main-content-row\" class=\"tie-row main-content-row\">\n<div class=\"main-content tie-col-md-8 tie-col-xs-12\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" class=\"container-wrapper post-content is-trending tie-standard\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article may contain commentary<br \/>\nwhich reflects the author&#8217;s opinion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ns-buttons ns-inline large ns-no-print\">\n<div class=\"ns-buttons-wrapper ns-align-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Outgoing FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino provided some insider details into his decision to leave the Trump administration and his post during a Friday morning appearance on \u201cFox &amp; Friends,\u201d where he appeared to reveal the real reason behind his shocking move.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI mean I gave up everything for this. I mean you know my\u2026my wife is struggling. I\u2019m not a victim. I\u2019m not Jim Comey. It\u2019s fine,\u201d Bongino said. \u201cI did this and I\u2019m proud I did it. But if you think we\u2019re there for tea and crumpets\u2026Well, I mean, Kash is there all day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur offices are linked. He turns on the faucet, I hear it. He gets there at like six o\u2019clock in the morning. He doesn\u2019t leave till seven at night. You know, I\u2019m in there at 7:30 in the morning,\u201d Bongino continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe uses the gym, I work out in my apartment, but I stare at these four walls all day in DC, you know, by myself divorced from my wife \u2013 not divorced, but I mean separated-divorced, and it\u2019s hard,\u201d Bongino continued. \u201cI mean, you know, we love each other and it\u2019s hard to be apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2002048067256897843&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fbongino-drops-2-97552%2F&amp;sessionId=635117fdc9a1afc99f20af20cff30bf0bf7ada2c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2002048067256897843\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bongino\u2019s departure\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/dan-year-97519\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follows reported internal conflict<\/a>\u00a0with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files.<\/p>\n<p>MS NOW reported that Bongino had been telling associates he planned to leave early next year and had begun clearing out his office, USA Today reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump confirmed Bongino\u2019s impending departure before Bongino publicly addressed it on social media. In a post on X, Bongino thanked Trump, Bondi, and FBI Director Kash Patel for what he called the opportunity to serve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, I want to thank you, my fellow Americans, for the privilege to serve you,\u201d Bongino wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised Bongino when asked about him by reporters earlier this week. \u201cDan did a great job,\u201d Trump said, adding that Bongino wanted to return to his show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as6078\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bongino is a former Secret Service agent, New York City police officer, and host of The Dan Bongino Show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>After assuming his FBI role, Bongino said he reviewed agency files and concluded that Epstein died by suicide and did not maintain a client list.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the FBI and Justice Department announced they would not release additional Epstein files following what they described as an exhaustive review. 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