Deputy Dan Bongino: Will Trump’s New No. 2 G-Man, With No FBI Experience, Be the Agency’s Savior or Its Ruin?
Mr. Bongino may be the most unconventional deputy director in the FBI’s 117-year history. He’s also one of its harshest critics.
Weldon L. Kennedy had been with the FBI for 32 years, notably overseeing the investigations into the deadly Oklahoma City bombings, when former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh named him deputy director in 1995.
John S. Pistole was a 21-year veteran when Robert Mueller deputized him in 2004. Mark Bowdich had 23 years on the job when he replaced Andrew McCabe in 2018, while Mr. McCabe, who was forced out by President Trump for his role in the Russiagate investigation, had 19 years when James B. Comey – who would also be fired by Trump – tabbed him for the gig in 2016.
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