Dan Bongino tapped for FBI deputy director

Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director.

President Trump announced the appointment Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as "a man of incredible love and passion for our Country." He called the announcement "great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice."

The selection places two staunch allies of Mr. Trump atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency at a time when Democrats are concerned that the president could seek to target his adversaries. Bongino would serve under Kash Patel, who was sworn in as FBI director at the White House on Friday and who has signaled his intent to reshape the bureau, including by relocating hundreds of employees from its Washington headquarters and placing greater emphasis on the FBI's traditional crime-fighting duties.