NBC News’ Garret Haake, Fmr. RNC Chairman Michael Steele, Washington Post Senior National Political Correspondent Ashley Parker, New York Times White House Correspondent Tyler Pager, and Fmr. Assistant Manhattan DA Catherine Christian join Katy Tur to discuss.
Bongino’s selection to serve under Kash Patel places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.
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.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Trump's choice of Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent who until now has hosted an extremely popular podcast, to be the next deputy director of the FBI: REPORTER: One other one on the FBI,
The post of deputy director will give Dan Bongino access to vast amounts of highly sensitive intelligence, as well as rumor, speculation and false accusations that F.B.I. agents regularly receive.