Posted on 05/02/2026 1:01:41 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Ex-FBI Co-Deputy Director Dan Bongino joined Sean Hannity’s Fox News podcast on Tuesday and admitted he fears retaliation from the “bad” elements within the FBI for working to expose Deep State leakers and insiders.
“I will never be the same,” he said. “I’m serious as a stroke. I’m scared, man. I’m proud of what I did and what Kash and I accomplished, but I know what’s coming. I know what I started.”
Bongino pointed to recent Department of Justice indictments as part of the work he began while still at the FBI.
🚨 DAN BONGINO REVEALS: He’ll NEVER BE THE SAME after serving in the FBI
“I’m scared man. I know what I did, I’m proud of my work.”
“I know what’s coming…they’re going to come for me.”
“I know what I started.”
THANK YOU @DBongino! 🙏🏻 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/DaFaEL1WS7— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 28, 2026
The DOJ recently indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, and Dr. David Morens — Fauci’s top aide at NIAID accused of helping orchestrate the COVID-19 cover-up.
Bongino warned, “They’re gonna come for me,” while admitting he knew the risks involved.
The ex-FBI Co-Deputy Director said he hired his own lawyer during his tenure to ensure he followed every rule “by the book,” but fears his opponents will simply “rewrite the book.”
He told Hannity he’s worried that a future Democratic president could send “some thugs” to his residence. He also spoke of two distinct FBIs: one made up of dedicated professionals doing great work, and the other inhabited by “snakes.”
A key problem he faced helping Kash Patel was uncertainty about whether his own colleagues were part of the “good FBI or the bad FBI.”
The ex-FBI Co-Deputy Director described how one “bad FBI” agent explicitly told him that arresting violent criminals carried too much “risk.”
Patel and Bongino conducted a “little game” to catch information leakers by adding fake but harmless details to their schedules and other matters, then sharing the altered information with specific officials. When those false details popped up in the media, they could easily identify the rat.
Watch the full podcast below:
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Jim
Any FBI going after Dan is automatically a commie bad guy and citizens should act accordingly.
Bongino returns to his true profession, TALKING the TALK.
Please elaborate.
RE: the “good FBI or the bad FBI.”
“There were two FBIs.”
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He's a professional talker and opiner.
That's what he does best.
I realize that he has a resume of success beyond talking and opining, but that was a while back.
I'm not knocking him, I am capitalist too, shooting the breeze with the likes of Hannity is a swell way to make a good income.
He's a professional talker and opiner.
That's what he does best.
I realize that he has a resume of success beyond talking and opining, but that was a while back.
I'm not knocking him, I am capitalist too, shooting the breeze with the likes of Hannity is a swell way to make a good income.
He WALKS the WALK.
Far more in deed than 99.99% of Americans (such as many on this website who denigrate him) Bongino not only TALKS the TALK, he also WALKS the WALK.
He is right to be concerned. These prosecutions of Leftists from the Biden era and before are based on illegal activity.
Any prosecutions done by Leftist administrations will be wholly political in nature.
I just heard some audio of the Leftist douchecanoe Graham Plattner running against Susan Collins in Maine, and he is all on on political retribution against any and all conservatives. He also supports Hamas, has the infamous SS Death’s Head logo tattooed on his chest, and says that he thinks no Trump appointees should be approved for the next three years.
So, yeah. Any law-abiding patriot should have good reason to be concerned.
Ominous stuff. I wish him well.
I imagine Kash Patel is in the same boat. He won’t be captain forever. Godspeed to him as well.
Dan Bongino is fake and gay and always has been.
Left after a year at the FBI position. Why?
Say what?
Nonsense. He is straightforward to a fault. And very much a family, wife-loving MAN!!!
🖕 Troll
Because he said he’d serve but only for a year. The year was over.
Pay attention.
Sure he does
You’ve been on here since 2001, just to puke out that nonsense? How about informing the rest of us?
What a load.....
What risks are you taking?
When did he say that? It was nine months; take your own advice.
There are some bad elements at the FBI. And the Democrats are evil.
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