Dan Bongino to Resign as FBI Deputy Director

Bongino announced he will leave the FBI in January.
Dan Bongino to Resign as FBI Deputy Director
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy Director Dan Bongino leaves after a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has resigned less than a year into the job.

“I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” Bongino wrote in an X post on Dec. 17.

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