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deputy director of the fbi Dan Bongino He has reportedly cleaned out his office ahead of his upcoming departure from the bureau and possible return to the MAGA media tour, new york times Reported.
People familiar with Bongino’s plans told reporters that Bongino has told colleagues that he could leave “as soon as this week or as late as mid-January.” the times Wednesday. He has yet to make a formal statement.
However, to support this claim, the newspaper’s sources further revealed that Bongino has begun shipping office “tchotchkes” and other personal items back to Florida, where he plans to resume his broadcasting career ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Sources told Fox Digital News on Monday that Bongino has not made a final decision and denied that his office is empty but added that he is expected to announce his intentions in the coming weeks.
The former podcaster came to the FBI this year promising to disrupt and clarify ideology after the end of his presidential term. Donald Trump Nominate him.
However, era Bongino reportedly floated the idea to colleagues earlier this month of arranging his exit during an important law enforcement moment. He allegedly said he might announce his resignation at a news conference related to an investigation into who planted pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican National Committees on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riots.
The newspaper added that behind the scenes, Bongino was also working to repair relations with the attorney general Pam Bundywhom he accused of mishandling the investigation Jeffrey Epstein July.
At the time, Bundy’s department reportedly issued a memo concluding that the much-hyped “Epstein client list” did not actually exist — a topic that had been the focus of Bongino’s podcast before he took office, when he reportedly threatened to resign.
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