{"id":3294,"date":"2025-02-26T17:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T00:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2025-02-26T17:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T00:42:13","slug":"fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;FBI Deputy Dan Triggers Media Tantrum\u2014Too Bad His Real-World Cred Crushes Their Fake Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='dropshadowboxes-container dropshadowboxes-center ' style='width:100%;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style='width:auto; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height:; background-color:#ffffff;    '>\r\n                            \n<figure id=\"attachment_3295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3295\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/dan_bongino_50756308678\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3295\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan_Bongino_50756308678.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan_Bongino_50756308678.png 750w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan_Bongino_50756308678-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan_Bongino_50756308678-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Bongino spoke with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, Arizona. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div><br \/>\nHere\u2019s an investigative update on the relentless whining and hand-wringing from the mainstream press and the sanctimonious three-letter news talkers\u2014your ABCs, NBCs, and CNNs\u2014over Dan Bongino\u2019s appointment as Deputy Director of the FBI. The shrieking chorus of these self-appointed gatekeepers has been nothing short of a melodramatic tantrum, painting Bongino as some unqualified, far-right boogeyman storming the hallowed halls of justice with a podcast mic and a MAGA hat. Let\u2019s peel back the layers of their sanctimonious drivel and set the record straight with a glare that could melt their teleprompters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><strong>What\u2019s this? The same media\u2014whose credibility with Americans has sunk to a pathetic, record-low ebb\u2014dares to wag its finger at Dan Bongino? These are the clowns who\u2019ve torched their trust with years of sanctimonious spin, yet they\u2019ve got the gall to judge him? Laughable.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The criticism erupted the instant President Trump tapped Dan Bongino as FBI Deputy Director on February 23, 2025, with NBC squawking about \u201cshock\u201d rippling through FBI ranks over his lack of bureau tenure, while MSNBC\u2019s sanctimonious talking heads shrieked that a \u201cconspiracy theorist\u201d steering daily operations threatens to shatter the agency\u2019s sacred independence. ABC News, ever the drama queen, wrung its hands over \u201cTrump allies\u201d like Bongino and Director Kash Patel seizing the FBI\u2019s reins, warning it\u2019s on the brink of morphing into a political bludgeon. The Independent joined the sobfest, clutching its chest at the travesty of Bongino never having been an FBI agent\u2014gasp!\u2014while Newsweek sneered that his appointment was a calculated middle finger to crush the spirit of career agents. These smug studio pundits churn out their disdain-soaked headlines, treating Bongino like some unhinged rando yanked from a street corner, not a seasoned patriot whose r\u00e9sum\u00e9\u201412 years in the Secret Service, NYPD grit\u2014would leave their ink-stained paws shaking in awe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3305\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/adam-schiff-statement\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3305\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3305\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Adam-Schiff-statement.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Adam-Schiff-statement.png 400w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Adam-Schiff-statement-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Adam-Schiff-statement-150x97.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FKRS_kRN35k?si=oN-c_e3MwXK6BPyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>At a press briefing<\/strong><\/a>, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) urged his colleagues not to confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Adam Schiff, the perennial grandstander from California, couldn\u2019t resist hurling absurdities about Kash Patel, Bongino\u2019s new boss, into the fray\u2014claiming on X that Patel\u2019s leadership turns the FBI into \u201cTrump\u2019s personal militia\u201d and warning of \u201cGestapo tactics\u201d on the horizon as if Patel\u2019s about to roll up in Panzer barking orders. Schiff\u2019s fevered rants, dripping with the same hyperbole he rode during the Russia collusion circus, conveniently ignore Patel\u2019s own creds\u2014decades as a prosecutor and national security hawk\u2014while painting a cartoonish dystopia that\u2019s laughable if it weren\u2019t so unhinged. It\u2019s peak Schiff: all bluster, no substance, and a masterclass in missing the point that both Patel and Bongino might actually want to fix a bureau they\u2019ve long seen as adrift, not hijack it for some dictator fantasy.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get real and shove their sanctimonious nonsense back down their throats. Dan Bongino isn\u2019t some greenhorn who stumbled into this gig after ranting on Rumble. The man\u2019s got 12 years as a Secret Service agent under his belt, protecting presidents\u2014yes, plural, including Obama\u2014while these critics were busy sipping lattes and typing snarky op-eds. Before that, he pounded the pavement as an NYPD officer for two years, dealing with real crime while the press corps was still figuring out how to spell \u201cinvestigation.\u201d That\u2019s over a decade of law enforcement experience, hands-on and gritty, not to mention the three congressional runs that gave him a front-row seat to the swamp\u2019s machinations. Compare that to the average newsroom dweller who\u2019s never held a badge, fired a gun, or faced a threat tougher than a deadline. They dare question his qualifications? The gall is staggering!<\/p>\n<p>They howl that he\u2019s not a \u201ccareer FBI agent,\u201d as if that\u2019s the only metric that matters, conveniently ignoring that the deputy director gig isn\u2019t a sacred priesthood requiring 20 years of memo-writing in Quantico. Bongino\u2019s got operational know-how\u2014Secret Service creds that translate anywhere\u2014and a spine of steel forged by real-world stakes, not the cushy echo chambers these pundits call home. CNN\u2019s talking heads clutch their clipboards, moaning about his \u201cconspiracy theories\u201d like election fraud chatter, yet they\u2019ve spent years peddling their own whoppers\u2014Russian collusion, anyone?\u2014with zero accountability. And don\u2019t get me started on the \u201cpoliticization\u201d sob story. These are the same clowns who cheered when the FBI chased Trump\u2019s every tweet, but now that a reformer\u2019s in the mix, it\u2019s suddenly a crisis? Spare me the crocodile tears.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Bongino\u2019s stint with the New York Police Department (NYPD) from 1995 to 1999 is a gritty chapter that showcases the street-level chops he brought to his later high-stakes roles, though it\u2019s often glossed over by critics clutching their lattes in the press. Fresh out of Queens College with a bachelor\u2019s in psychology, Bongino joined the nation\u2019s largest police force at 23, diving headfirst into the chaos of mid-90s New York City\u2014think pre-Giuliani cleanup, when crime rates were still clawing down from their peak and precincts like the 113th in Jamaica, Queens, were wrestling with everything from gang flare-ups to drug busts. As a patrol officer, he pounded the pavement, learning the raw mechanics of law enforcement\u2014how to read a scene, de-escalate a standoff, or cuff a perp in a heartbeat\u2014skills that don\u2019t come from a cushy desk or a newsroom teleprompter. While the NYPD doesn\u2019t release detailed personnel records, Bongino\u2019s own accounts on his podcast and in interviews paint a picture of a no-nonsense cop who thrived in the pressure cooker, logging two years on the beat before shifting gears to the Secret Service in \u201999. That foundational grind\u2014clocking overtime in a city still shaking off its \u201cFear City\u201d rep\u2014gave him a real-world edge that the mainstream media, obsessed with his lack of FBI tenure, conveniently ignores when they sneer at his Deputy Director gig. Two years isn\u2019t a lifetime, but in NYPD terms, it\u2019s a masterclass in survival and instinct\u2014stuff you can\u2019t fake.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3296\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/life-inside-the-bubble\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3296\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Life-inside-the-bubble.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Life-inside-the-bubble.jpg 419w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Life-inside-the-bubble-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Life-inside-the-bubble-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Life-inside-the-bubble-300x451.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-Inside-Bubble-Top-Ranked-Service\/dp\/1938067363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a>: <span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><em>Life Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away from It All<\/em><\/span>. &#8220;He swore to take a bullet for the President and left it all behind to take a bullet for the American people.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dan Bongino\u2019s tenure with the U.S. Secret Service from 1999 to 2011 is a cornerstone of his law enforcement legacy, packed with gritty assignments that outshine the tepid resumes of his mainstream critics. Starting as a special agent in the New York Field Office, he tackled financial crimes with a tenacity that earned him a Department of Justice award for his role in a car rental fraud bust, nailing two perps on federal wire fraud charges\u2014a feat that barely gets a nod from the chattering press. By 2002, he\u2019d leveled up to instructor at the Secret Service Training Academy in Beltsville, Maryland, shaping the next wave of agents with real-world chops. Then, in 2006, he hit the big leagues, joining the elite Presidential Protective Division under George W. Bush, where he stayed on through Barack Obama\u2019s early years, clocking time as one of the earliest tenured agents trusted with an operational section of the detail. His standout gigs included coordinating high-stakes presidential trips\u2014like Obama\u2019s visits to Prague, Jakarta, and even a war-zone stop in Afghanistan\u2014proving he could handle chaos while the three-letter news clowns were still fumbling their mics. Bongino\u2019s not just a badge-wearer; he\u2019s a battle-tested operator whose Secret Service run screams competence louder than the media\u2019s sanctimonious squawking ever will.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-Inside-Bubble-Top-Ranked-Service\/dp\/1938067363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Life Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away from It All<\/strong><\/a>, published in 2013, offers a gritty, firsthand peek into Dan\u2019s 12-year stint with the U.S. Secret Service. The book chronicles his journey from an NYPD beat cop to guarding Presidents Bush and Obama on the elite Presidential Protective Division, pulling back the curtain on the high-stakes, adrenaline-soaked world of protecting the world\u2019s most powerful figures\u2014like coordinating Obama\u2019s covert Afghanistan trip in a war zone. Bongino doesn\u2019t just flex war stories; he digs into the personal toll\u2014grueling hours, constant vigilance, and a growing disillusionment with D.C.\u2019s bloated bureaucracy that clashed with his blue-collar roots. It\u2019s part memoir, part manifesto, culminating in his 2011 exit to run for Congress and chase a freer life beyond \u201cthe bubble.\u201d Think raw anecdotes meets a patriot\u2019s wake-up call, all in Bongino\u2019s no-nonsense voice.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><strong>But wait &#8230; there&#8217;s more<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dan Bongino\u2019s career in law enforcement earned him a slew of official commendations and certificates of achievement that spotlight his grit and skill. During his 12 years with the U.S. Secret Service, he snagged a Department of Justice recognition award for cracking a massive financial fraud case tied to international terrorism\u2014over $300 million in play\u2014while working with the FBI and other agencies. His stint revamping the investigative tactics curriculum at the Secret Service Training Academy in Maryland netted him multiple commendations for aligning training with real-world crime trends. Later, as a lead agent on the Presidential Protective Division under Presidents Bush and Obama, he coordinated high-stakes trips\u2014like Obama\u2019s Afghanistan visit in an active war zone\u2014earning a series of awards and leaving as one of the division\u2019s most distinguished agents. Even his early NYPD days in the pattern identification unit, targeting serial criminals, marked him as a standout. Bongino\u2019s got the hardware to back up his hustle.<\/p>\n<p>The three-letter talking heads\u2014your Jake Tappers, your Chuck Todds\u2014prattle on cable about Bongino\u2019s \u201cinflammatory rants,\u201d as if their nightly sanctimonious lectures aren\u2019t scripted to stoke outrage. They\u2019ve got the nerve to say he lacks the gravitas for the job when their biggest career risk is a bad camera angle. Bongino\u2019s faced actual danger, not just a Twitter mob, and he\u2019s got the scars and smarts to prove it. The press can\u2019t stand that he\u2019s not one of their polished insiders, so they smear him as a partisan hack. But here\u2019s the kicker: his critiques of the FBI\u2019s bloat and missteps\u2014like over-focusing on January 6 grannies while cartels run wild\u2014come from a place of experience, not some ivory tower. He\u2019s not there to kiss rings; he\u2019s there to fix what\u2019s broken, and that terrifies them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3298\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/spygate\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3298\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spygate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spygate.jpg 396w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spygate-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spygate-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spygate-300x451.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/spygate-dan-bongino\/1129199938?ean=9781642935370&amp;aug=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Barnes &amp; Noble<\/strong><\/a>: <span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><em>Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump.<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dan Bongino\u2019s political calculus on so-called \u201cconspiracy theories\u201d like the Russia collusion hoax\u2014a narrative the mainstream press flogged relentlessly only to watch it crumble\u2014reveals a shrewd instinct for cutting through the noise, a trait that\u2019s fueled both his rise and the establishment\u2019s howling disdain. As a former Secret Service agent turned conservative firebrand, Bongino\u2019s long argued that these dismissed \u201ctheories\u201d often start as inconvenient truths buried under bureaucratic spin, a stance he\u2019s hammered on his top-ranked podcast and X posts reaching millions. Take the Russia hoax: while CNN and MSNBC peddled tales of Trump-Putin puppetry for years, Bongino called it a fabricated hit job from day one, pointing to the Steele dossier\u2019s shaky origins and the FBI\u2019s overreach\u2014claims later validated by the Mueller report\u2019s whimper of a conclusion and Durham\u2019s scathing findings on investigative missteps. His knack for sniffing out the grift isn\u2019t luck; it\u2019s a 12-year law enforcement veteran\u2019s nose for when the story stinks, paired with a street-smart refusal to swallow the elite\u2019s spoon-fed narrative. Critics scoff at his \u201cconspiracy theorist\u201d label, but when the \u201choax\u201d tag flipped from his take to theirs, Bongino\u2019s calculus proved less paranoid ranting and more prescient playbook\u2014leaving the three-letter newsrooms scrambling to explain why they keep betting on the wrong horse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/spygate-dan-bongino\/1129199938?ean=9781642935370&amp;aug=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump<\/strong><\/a>, co-authored by Dan Bongino with D.C. McAllister and Matt Palumbo in 2018, is a no-holds-barred expos\u00e9 that digs into what Bongino sees as a coordinated plot by Obama-era deep state operatives to undermine Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign and presidency. Drawing on his Secret Service insider lens, Bongino argues the Russia collusion narrative was a sham cooked up by political elites, spotlighting the Steele dossier\u2019s dodgy origins, the FBI\u2019s sketchy handling of the Trump probe, and Fusion GPS\u2019s role as a shadowy puppet-master. The book leans hard into declassified docs and leaks\u2014like the FISA warrant on Carter Page\u2014to paint a picture of surveillance overreach and media collusion, all while slamming the Mueller investigation as a toothless cover-up. It\u2019s less a dry history than a fiery rallying cry for MAGA loyalists, blending Bongino\u2019s law-and-order cred with his knack for connecting dots others dismiss as conspiracy. Critics call it partisan red meat; fans say it\u2019s a rare peek behind the curtain.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><strong>&#8220;Follow the Money&#8221; unmasks a tangled cash-fueled plot to sink Trump.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3299\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/follow-the-money\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3299\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Follow-the-money-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Follow-the-money-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Follow-the-money-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Follow-the-money-300x453.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Follow-the-money.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/follow-the-money-dan-bongino\/1137093904?ean=9781642936599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Barnes &amp; Noble<\/strong><\/a>: <span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><em>Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dan Bongino\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/follow-the-money-dan-bongino\/1137093904?ean=9781642936599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal<\/strong><\/a>, published in 2020 by Post Hill Press: In this fast-paced expos\u00e9, Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned political commentator, dives into what he calls a sprawling web of Deep State players hell-bent on sabotaging Donald Trump\u2019s presidency. He zeroes in on the Russia collusion saga, arguing it\u2019s a fabricated hit job orchestrated by a cabal of bureaucrats, media insiders, and political operatives\u2014like James Comey, John Brennan, and Hillary Clinton cronies\u2014whose ties run deeper than the public\u2019s been told. Drawing on his law enforcement experience, Bongino traces the money trails and backroom deals, from Fusion GPS\u2019s dossier funding to alleged FBI overreach, painting a picture of corruption that he claims fueled the Mueller probe\u2019s fizzled outcome. It\u2019s a fiery, partisan takedown, blending insider anecdotes with a call to peel back the swamp\u2019s curtain\u2014love it or hate it, it\u2019s pure Bongino.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Bongino wrote <span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><em><strong>Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, piecing together his motivations from his own statements, career arc, and the political climate circa 2020. Bongino, a former Secret Service agent with over a decade of law enforcement experience, penned this book\u2014released October 6, 2020\u2014as the third in his trilogy dissecting what he sees as a Deep State war on Donald Trump, following Spygate and Exonerated. His driving force? A burning conviction, honed by years protecting presidents and sniffing out fraud, that a shadowy cabal of D.C. insiders\u2014think Brennan, Comey, Soros, and Mueller\u2019s crew\u2014cooked up scandals like the Russia collusion hoax to kneecap Trump\u2019s presidency. In a 2020 podcast teaser, he framed it as a mission to \u201cfollow the money\u201d and expose the cash trails tying these players together, from Fusion GPS\u2019s dossier bucks to Ukraine\u2019s murky ledger drops. The Mar-a-Lago raid and Flynn\u2019s takedown were, to him, final straws proving the FBI and DOJ had gone rogue\u2014prompting a 200-page battle cry to rally \u201cfreedom-loving Americans\u201d against a corrupt elite he\u2019d long tangled within his protective details. With Trump\u2019s first term winding down and impeachment scars fresh, Bongino saw a chance to cement his insider-outsider cred, blending street-level investigative chops with a patriot\u2019s zeal to warn of a bureaucracy run amok. Critics call it partisan fan fiction, but for Bongino, it\u2019s a personal vendetta turned public service\u2014unmasking a swamp he swore to drain, one footnote at a time.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><strong>Does anyone else smell something sour, maybe the reek of bad journalism, as WUNC mangles Bongino\u2019s 2020 election takes into a cartoonish smear?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunc.org\/2025-02-24\/what-to-know-about-dan-bongino-the-media-personality-tapped-as-fbi-deputy-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WUNC, echoing a February 24, 2025<\/strong><\/a>, piece, parrots the Institute for Strategic Dialogue\u2019s line that Bongino was a \u201ckey right-wing figure pushing false claims of voter fraud\u201d ahead of the election, and doubles down with Avaaz tagging him as a top-tier \u201csuperspreader of election misinformation\u201d for amplifying Trump\u2019s \u201clies\u201d about a stolen election. The implication? Bongino was some rabid megaphone for baseless fraud accusations. But rewind the tape on his 2020 commentary\u2014across his podcast, X posts, and Fox News hits\u2014and it\u2019s more nuanced than that. Sure, he was loud, skeptical, and relentless, but his focus leaned harder into \u201cquestions raised\u201d about voting irregularities than outright declarations of a grand fraud conspiracy. He\u2019d spotlight anomalies\u2014like odd vote spikes or Dominion Voting Systems glitches\u2014and prod his audience to dig deeper, often stopping short of saying \u201cthis is fraud\u201d flat-out. Check his November 2020 podcast clips: he\u2019s more \u201csomething\u2019s off here\u201d than \u201cthe election\u2019s rigged, case closed.\u201d WUNC\u2019s brushstroke portrayal smells like lazy reporting, lumping him with the wildest MAGA voices without grappling with the distinction. The ISD and Avaaz labels stick because they fit a tidy narrative, but they gloss over how Bongino\u2019s law enforcement background\u201412 years in the Secret Service, 2 with NYPD\u2014might\u2019ve shaped a legit instinct to probe rather than just preach. Poor journalism like this doesn\u2019t clarify; it caricatures.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><strong>Let\u2019s crack open another gem of stupidity courtesy of WUNC, where they smirk at Bongino\u2019s FBI overhaul dreams like it\u2019s a punchline, not a mission he\u2019s built for.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/wunc-bongino\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3302\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino-768x941.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino-300x368.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino-850x1042.jpg 850w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WUNC-Bongino.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunc.org\/2025-02-24\/what-to-know-about-dan-bongino-the-media-personality-tapped-as-fbi-deputy-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WUNC\u2019s claim<\/a><\/strong> about Dan Bongino\u2019s past criticisms of the FBI spotlights how his new role as Deputy Director flips the script from fiery detractor to potential reformer\u2014a chance to right the very ship he once torched. WUNC\u2019s February 24, 2025, piece digs up a 2022 Fox News monologue where Bongino didn\u2019t mince words, branding the FBI \u201clost, broken,\u201d and \u201cirredeemably corrupt\u201d after its court-approved Mar-a-Lago raid tied to Trump\u2019s classified documents probe. \u201cIt\u2019s way past time to clean this FBI house up,\u201d he thundered, decrying how the agency had \u201cburned every last shred of faith and trust freedom-loving Americans had in it.\u201d Back then, he wasn\u2019t just ranting\u2014he was channeling a 12-year Secret Service vet\u2019s frustration with what he saw as overreach, politicization, and a drift from the core mission, slamming the bureau for chasing Trump while, in his view, bigger fish like cartels swam free. Fast forward to his February 23, 2025, appointment under Director Kash Patel, and the irony\u2019s thick: the guy who once called the FBI a dumpster fire now holds a match to reshape it. Critics\u2014like WUNC\u2019s sourcing\u2014frame this as hypocrisy or a fox guarding the henhouse, but that\u2019s too glib. Bongino\u2019s 2022 critique wasn\u2019t a call to torch the agency; it was a demand to fix it, rooted in his law enforcement chops and a belief it could reclaim its mojo. Now, with his foot in the door, he\u2019s got the shot to steer it back toward what he\u2019d argue is its true north\u2014less political theater, more street-level results. Whether he can deliver or just stokes more chaos is the real story of WUNC\u2019s snark sidesteps.<\/p>\n<p>So, to the mainstream press and their three-letter news puppets: quit your bellyaching and face facts. Dan Bongino\u2019s got more chops than you\u2019ve ever credited him for\u2014more than most of you combined, frankly\u2014and your whining only proves how out of touch you are. He\u2019s not the threat to the FBI; your relentless bias is the real poison. Keep clutching your pearls while he rolls up his sleeves\u2014someone\u2019s got to do the real work while you\u2019re busy crying into your microphones.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #175c6b;\"><strong>Where does the Dan Bongino Show go from here?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3301\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/02\/26\/fbi-deputy-dan-triggers-media-tantrum-too-bad-his-real-world-cred-crushes-their-fake-outrage\/paula-and-dan-instagram\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3301\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3301\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paula-and-dan-instagram-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paula-and-dan-instagram-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paula-and-dan-instagram-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paula-and-dan-instagram-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paula-and-dan-instagram.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paula and Dan Bongino. Via Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Dan Bongino prepares to take the helm as FBI Deputy Director, his flagship Dan Bongino Show isn\u2019t quietly fading into the sunset\u2014it\u2019s charging into a bold, electrifying new chapter that keeps his media empire buzzing. <a href=\"https:\/\/barrettmedia.com\/2025\/02\/26\/dan-bongino-announces-plans-for-new-media-company-guest-host-for-show-after-joining-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>According to Barrett Media\u2019s February 26, 2025, scoop<\/strong><\/a>, Bongino\u2019s stepping away from his daily Westwood One radio slot and Rumble podcast by March 14, passing the torch to his wife Paula, who\u2019s launching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverloch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Silverloch Media<\/strong><\/a> to steer the brand forward, alongside a still-unnamed \u201cvery talented\u201d guest host poised to grab the mic. It\u2019s a brilliant shuffle\u2014Bongino trades the airwaves for a badge, but his legacy stays roaring with fresh blood and unrelenting momentum. Paula\u2019s no stranger to the grind, having co-authored books with Dan and weathered his three congressional runs, making her a natural to keep the operation tight. Meanwhile, that mystery host\u2014hand-picked by a guy who turned a basement podcast into a conservative juggernaut\u2014is set to inherit a loyal army of listeners, from truckers to patriots, who\u2019ve stuck with Bongino through every Deep State rant. Here\u2019s the clincher: with Dan\u2019s uncanny knack for spotting winners, this replacement\u2019s primed to torch the mic, delivering the same raw grit, razor-sharp insight, and unapologetic brilliance that fans live for\u2014ensuring the show doesn\u2019t just survive but thrives in his towering shadow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s an investigative update on the relentless whining and hand-wringing from the mainstream press and the sanctimonious three-letter news talkers\u2014your ABCs, NBCs, and CNNs\u2014over Dan Bongino\u2019s appointment as Deputy Director of the FBI. The shrieking chorus of these self-appointed gatekeepers has been nothing short of a melodramatic tantrum, painting Bongino as some unqualified, far-right boogeyman&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[120,154],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-gaslighting","category-national-security"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}