There will still be an institution called the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but with Kash Patel and Dan Bongino at the helm, it will not be the FBI.

Now, the 50-year-old former New York police officer and U.S. Secret Service agent will return to the government he has so often criticized as President Donald Trump’s selection for deputy FBI director. He said Monday he’ll soon leave his daily show to take on the new role.

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.

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.

Dan Bongino, the right-wing podcast host tapped by FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as deputy director of the agency, has a history of downplaying white supremacist extremism, the violence committed by Trump supporters at the U.

FBI officials are expressing shock over the appointment of podcaster and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino to the bureau’s deputy director position. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian reports on why officials are concerned about Bongino,

Even the nonbillionaires being nominated by Trump seem to be super wealthy. Just look at the fortune of conservative podcaster and Rumble investor Dan Bongino.