Ken Delanian

Good afternoon, Chris. Yes, it's never happened before because every previous deputy director of the FBI was a career agent with a badge and a gun. And so none of them ever felt the need for a full security detail. Bongino, of course, is a former podcaster with lots of experience criticizing the FBI, but no experience working there.

Good afternoon, Chris. Yes, it's never happened before because every previous deputy director of the FBI was a career agent with a badge and a gun. And so none of them ever felt the need for a full security detail. Bongino, of course, is a former podcaster with lots of experience criticizing the FBI, but no experience working there.

Now, the FBI declined to answer our questions, so we don't know why it was decided that Bongino needed a full security detail. We do know that a notice went out inside the bureau looking for field agents who would be willing to leave their jobs temporarily and work for 30 days at headquarters protecting Bongino.

Now, the FBI declined to answer our questions, so we don't know why it was decided that Bongino needed a full security detail. We do know that a notice went out inside the bureau looking for field agents who would be willing to leave their jobs temporarily and work for 30 days at headquarters protecting Bongino.

But current and former officials tell me this is going to be expensive because 24-7 protection will require as many as 20 agents who will have to be put up in temporary housing. And many people I talk to question the need for it, given that Bongino is a former Secret Service agent and New York police officer who could easily qualify to carry an FBI service weapon.

But current and former officials tell me this is going to be expensive because 24-7 protection will require as many as 20 agents who will have to be put up in temporary housing. And many people I talk to question the need for it, given that Bongino is a former Secret Service agent and New York police officer who could easily qualify to carry an FBI service weapon.

They also point out that it runs contrary to FBI Director Kash Patel's desire to get FBI agents out of headquarters and into the field, where Patel says they can do more to fight crime. What's happening here is obviously the opposite. Dan Bongino is recruiting crime fighters to come back to headquarters and protect him at taxpayer expense.

They also point out that it runs contrary to FBI Director Kash Patel's desire to get FBI agents out of headquarters and into the field, where Patel says they can do more to fight crime. What's happening here is obviously the opposite. Dan Bongino is recruiting crime fighters to come back to headquarters and protect him at taxpayer expense.

Bongino hasn't said anything about this, but in a recent post on X, he said he realized when he took this job that he was, quote, never going to be able to fully explain some decisions we make due to legal and ethical constraints. And he added, that's a pill I agreed to swallow. Chris?

Bongino hasn't said anything about this, but in a recent post on X, he said he realized when he took this job that he was, quote, never going to be able to fully explain some decisions we make due to legal and ethical constraints. And he added, that's a pill I agreed to swallow. Chris?

And this really marks the end of what was a delicate dance for Christopher Wray, where he tried for years to keep the FBI away from partisan politics and stay off of Donald Trump's enemies list, even as the FBI was running investigations of Mr. Trump.

And this really marks the end of what was a delicate dance for Christopher Wray, where he tried for years to keep the FBI away from partisan politics and stay off of Donald Trump's enemies list, even as the FBI was running investigations of Mr. Trump.

Good afternoon, Chris. Yes, it's never happened before because every previous deputy director of the FBI was a career agent with a badge and a gun. And so none of them ever felt the need for a full security detail. Bongino, of course, is a former podcaster with lots of experience criticizing the FBI, but no experience working there.

Now, the FBI declined to answer our questions, so we don't know why it was decided that Bongino needed a full security detail. We do know that a notice went out inside the bureau looking for field agents who would be willing to leave their jobs temporarily and work for 30 days at headquarters protecting Bongino.

But current and former officials tell me this is going to be expensive because 24-7 protection will require as many as 20 agents who will have to be put up in temporary housing. And many people I talk to question the need for it, given that Bongino is a former Secret Service agent and New York police officer who could easily qualify to carry an FBI service weapon.

They also point out that it runs contrary to FBI Director Kash Patel's desire to get FBI agents out of headquarters and into the field, where Patel says they can do more to fight crime. What's happening here is obviously the opposite. Dan Bongino is recruiting crime fighters to come back to headquarters and protect him at taxpayer expense.

Bongino hasn't said anything about this, but in a recent post on X, he said he realized when he took this job that he was, quote, never going to be able to fully explain some decisions we make due to legal and ethical constraints. And he added, that's a pill I agreed to swallow. Chris?

And this really marks the end of what was a delicate dance for Christopher Wray, where he tried for years to keep the FBI away from partisan politics and stay off of Donald Trump's enemies list, even as the FBI was running investigations of Mr. Trump.