President Donald Trump announced the 50-year-old had been chosen to serve under the new FBI Director, Kash Patel, making Bongino the latest in a string of outsiders who have been appointed to be part of Trump’s inner circle.

Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, has been criticized for spreading several conspiracy theories as a talk show host.

Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.

Ex-secret service agent and former NYPD officer Dan Bongino has been named Deputy Director of the FBI. Here's what to know.

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Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned right-wing podcaster, has been named the next deputy director of the FBI, President Donald Trump announced Sunday, the latest outsider media personality the president has chosen to be in a significant position of power overseeing large branches of complex government organizations.

The appointment of Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer turned conservative radio host, puts a second Trump ally at the top of the agency.

President Donald Trump announced on social media Sunday that Dan Bongino, conservative talk show host and Palm City resident, will be the deputy director of the FBI. Bongino was named to the role by FBI Director Kash Patel, who was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 21, Trump wrote in his Truth Social post.

The selection of former Secret Service agent and right-wing media commentator Dan Bongino as deputy to FBI Director Kash Patel places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency.

Bongino is a former Secret Service agent turned podcaster. Trump said he will serve as the FBI’s deputy director, a role traditionally held by career agents.