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Dulcinea

(8,773 posts)
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:44 AM Tuesday

Bongino still in limbo as Trump fumes and JD Vance seeks to play mediator, sources say

(CNN) Several of President Donald Trump’s top officials went to work on Monday with a key question unanswered: would Dan Bongino show up?

Hours later, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed he did. But his long-term future as deputy director of the FBI appeared uncertain.

Bongino did not go into the office Friday and largely excommunicated himself from most of his colleagues after a major fallout with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

As of Monday morning, no one in leadership at the Justice Department had spoken to Bongino since Wednesday, when he implied that he could no longer continue in his position as long as Bondi was there, sources familiar with the matter said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bongino-still-limbo-trump-fumes-154746876.html

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mwmisses4289

(1,554 posts)
2. Hmm...will be interesting to see whether bongo
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:10 AM
Tuesday

or bondi goes. Both have basically embarassed trump, and that is the one thing he can't stand.

Bengus81

(9,026 posts)
6. Hell Bongino basically stated he wanted to leave over this
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:59 PM
Tuesday

Yeah well,then he probably looked at the fat Guberment paycheck rolling in. So....he will do as ALL Republicans in Congress do and kiss the ASS and the RING.

Lovie777

(19,363 posts)
3. 1st they have to get the assurance that he won't tell...................
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:35 AM
Tuesday

lots of money will do it, or maybe he needs to stay away from tall buildings.

NoMoreRepugs

(11,490 posts)
4. I can't imagine how overwhelmed these incompetent fools must feel being in positions of
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:55 AM
Tuesday

immense power and being manipulated by even bigger fools than themselves.

CaptainTruth

(7,771 posts)
5. The fact that this nutjob is deputy director of the FBI is a huge embarrassment for America.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:05 AM
Tuesday

What next, DC Draino in charge of the Pentagon?

pfitz59

(11,638 posts)
9. None of Trump' appointees are remotely qualified
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:43 PM
Tuesday

for positions of power. Just as him, they are a joke.

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