Posted on 12/17/2025 11:54:33 AM PST by RummyChick
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is preparing to quit the Trump administration in the next few weeks, according to a report.
Bongino has started boxing up 'knick-knacks' from his office in Washington, DC, and sending them back to Florida, where he plans to return to work as a pro-Trump broadcaster ahead of the midterm elections, sources told The New York Times.
The former podcaster and Fox News host gave up a lucrative media career earlier this year to join the Trump administration.
However, his brief tenure has been marked by a public ambivalence about the role, as well as internal clashes with colleagues including Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein files.
Bongino's reported intention to step down comes just two days before the deadline to release the Epstein files on Friday.
In May, Bongino candidly admitted that the demands of the role were straining the relationship with his wife, Paula, 50, who lives in Florida with their two daughters. The pair have been married since around 2003.
'I gave up everything for this. I mean, you know, my wife is struggling,' he told Fox & Friends. 'I stare at these four walls all day in DC, you know, by myself, divorced from my wife. Not divorced, but I mean, separated. And it's hard.'
He said he didn't didn't enjoy the work, while noting that he was proud to serve the president.
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A lot of attention getting here. Why not just leave.
First of many to start jumping ship and writing tell all books.
He is prioritizing the right thing. Prayers for his marriage.
Hope he isn’t too disillusioned by the swamp.
Putting a media personality in a position where he has an opportunity to fix all the things he used to complain about is almost always a terrible idea.
He should just leave unannounced, in the middle of the night.
Not the best choice. Get someone in there who is a doer, not a talker. Maybe Judge Janine.
“According to a report” Hakeem Jeffries has an unhealthy attraction to young boys.
Prove it wrong! That’s the game.
He was never the right fit for that position.
I don't see Bongino wrestling the 12-3 slot on talk radio away from him with success.
weak link on trump’s outstanding team.
time for dan to move on
his wife couldn’t take the cut in pay for “hi service”?
If the job isn’t right then he should resign.
Cool. Can you explain why he was a horrible choice? Are you mad he got the Jan 6 Pipe Bomber finally arrested? Both of your comments reek of petty jealousy or just outright retardation.
The problem is a doer is going to get blocked by Wiles, Bondi, and Patel.
Really not much a “doer” can do in the face of those three.
Wiles gave vanity fair access 11 times over 11 months. What an idiot! Vanity Fair came out with the receipts when she tried to claim she didn’t say the things they claim
He wasn’t a good pick to begin with. And I’m sure wifey liked the radio/podcast money.
I keep seeing this story, but always rumor and no facts. Where there’s smoke there’s fire, but I haven’t even seen smoke yet from reliable sources.
I’m wondering if he’s gonna go back to radio/podcasting? Walk of shame? He should have never accepted that position.
The Daily Mail pushing rumors, hoping to get rid of Dan Bongino.
This. Bongino wasn’t just a Podcaster, he had law enforcement and secret service experience. He also has a Masters in psychology. I think he thought he could be more effective in the assistant director tole than he was, but he did not realize how much his hands would be tied by red tape and the Deep State.
He was not a bad choice.
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