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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You realllly don’t want Bongino.  Trust me[/quote]
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/01/fbi-kash-patel-leaked-report
[quote]According to the assessment, on 11 September, the day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Patel arrived in Provo, Utah, but refused to leave the FBI jet without an appropriate raid jacket. A described “highly respected” source in the report explained that agents working the Kirk investigation had to stop their work to find a medium-sized jacket for Patel. When a female agent’s jacket was delivered, Patel complained about missing Velcro patches on the sleeves and refused to disembark until Swat team members removed patches from their own uniforms and attached them to the borrowed jacket.

The same source confirmed media reports that Patel “yelled” at the special agent-in-charge and directed “an expletive-laden tirade” over “perceived blunders” in the case. Dan Bongino, the deputy director, later telephoned to apologize, “saying that never should have happened”.

Both Patel and Bongino face criticism for what multiple sources describe as an excessive focus on social media. FBI employees reported hearing more about the bureau’s mission from leadership’s social media posts than through official internal channels.

Bongino, who lacks traditional FBI experience and was granted a Patel-authorized waiver exempting him from standard polygraph screening, is described by one source as “something of a clown”.

In one incident, Patel became upset after learning that FBI personnel at Quantico had discussed his request to be issued an FBI firearm. When details leaked, he ordered polygraph examinations for everyone involved to identify who had criticized him. One respected FBI leader in the assessment called the order “needlessly punitive”.[/quote][/quote]

Bongino was a NYC cop and then secret service for years. Love how he’s described by this source[/quote]

Not sure why you think that being NYPD and secret service automatically make someone "not a clown". [/quote]
+1 Four years as a cop and ten years as a rank and file in a hugely troubled federal agency in no way gives someone the experience to be second in command of the most elite law enforcement in the world. When Trump first made known that he was going to nominate Patel he promised the FBI that he would elevate someone qualified within the current leadership as deputy director, but then gave them yet another podcaster gadfly instead. One who complains about having to go to work in the morning. [/quote]

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