Dan Bongino

Dan Bongino
Dan Bongino
	Official portrait, 2025
20th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
	In office; March 17, 2025 – January 3, 2026; Served with Andrew Bailey
President	Donald Trump
Director	Kash Patel
Preceded by	Paul Abbate
Succeeded by	Christopher Raia
Personal details
Born	Daniel John Bongino; December 4, 1974; New York City, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Paula Martinez
Children	2
Education	Queens College (BS, MS); Pennsylvania State University (MBA);
Signature
Website	bongino.com
	Police career
Service	New York Police Department; United States Secret Service;
Divisions	Presidential Protection Division
Field offices	New York Field Office; James J. Rowley Training Center;
Service years	1995–1999 (NYPD); 1999–2011 (Secret Service);
Rank	Special agent

Daniel John Bongino (/bɒndʒiːnoʊ/ bon-JEE-noh; born December 4, 1974) is an American conservative podcaster, radio host, and law enforcement officer who served as the 20th deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2025 to 2026. He hosted The Dan Bongino Show on Rumble and previously hosted Unfiltered with Dan Bongino on Fox News until April 2023.

Bongino began his career as a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer from 1995 to 1999 before serving as a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011. He later unsuccessfully ran for Congress three times as a Republican. On February 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that Bongino had been named the next deputy director of the FBI. He assumed office on March 17, after concluding his commentating roles on March 14.

On December 17, 2025, Bongino announced on Twitter that he would leave his post in January 2026; he officially left his position on January 3.