Dan Bongino returned to private life on Sunday after serving as deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for less than a year.<\/p>\n
Bongino said on X that Saturday was his last day on the job before he would return to ‘civilian life.’<\/p>\n
‘It\u2019s been an incredible year thanks to the leadership and decisiveness of President Trump. It was the honor of a lifetime to work with Director Patel, and to serve you, the American people. See you on the other side,’ he wrote.<\/p>\n
The former FBI deputy director announced in mid-December that he would be leaving his role at the bureau at the start of the new year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump previously praised Bongino, who assumed office in March, for his work at the FBI.<\/p>\n
‘Dan did a great job. I think he wants to go back to his show,’ Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Bongino spoke publicly about the personal toll of the job during a May appearance on ‘Fox & Friends,’ saying he had sacrificed a lot to take the role.<\/p>\n
‘I gave up everything for this,’ he said, citing the long hours both he and FBI Director Kash Patel work.<\/p>\n
‘I stare at these four walls all day in D.C., by myself, divorced from my wife \u2014 not divorced, but I mean separated \u2014 and it\u2019s hard. I mean, we love each other, and it\u2019s hard to be apart,’ he added.<\/p>\n
Bongino\u2019s departure leaves Andrew Bailey, who was appointed co-deputy director in September 2025, as the bureau\u2019s other deputy director.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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