Dan Bongino: From NYPD Officer to Secret Service Agent to Conservative Media Star and Potential FBI Deputy Director

# From NYPD Officer to FBI Deputy Director: Dan Bongino's Extraordinary Journey

Discover the remarkable life path of Dan Bongino in this compelling podcast episode. Follow his evolution from Queens-born NYPD officer to Secret Service agent protecting Presidents Bush and Obama, to influential conservative media personality, and finally to his appointment as FBI Deputy Director under the Trump administration.

This episode explores how Bongino's working-class Italian American upbringing shaped his unwavering commitment to public service and security. Learn about his frontline experiences in Brooklyn's toughest precincts, his elite presidential protection work across volatile global regions, and his battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma that tested his resilience.

We examine Bongino's transition from law enforcement to politics and media, where his direct, uncompromising style earned him millions of listeners and viewers across his podcast, radio show, and Fox News programs. Now tasked with reshaping FBI operations, Bongino's story represents an extraordinary American journey of risk, resilience, and reinvention.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:10):
Dan Bongino's story begins in Queen's, New York, where he
was born on December fourth, nineteen seventy four, into an
Italian American family. Growing up in the working class neighborhoods
of New York City, Bongino's early years were shaped by
family faith and an ingrained sense of duty toward public service.
After completing his studies at Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, Queen's,

(00:34):
he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in
psychology from Queen's College at the City University of New York.
Eager to broaden his skill set and further his career ambitions,
he would later complete a Master of Business Administration degree
at Pennsylvania State University, a credential he has mentioned with
pride as one of his significant personal achievements outside of family.

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In nineteen ninety five, Bongino he took his first steps
into law enforcement by joining the New York Police Department
as a cadet while still attending college. Two years later,
he became a full time officer and began patrol duty
in Brooklyn's seventy fifth Precinct, an area notorious for its
challenges with crime and violence. The experience working on urban

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crime gave Bongino a hands on education in policing and
criminal behavior. These foundation years in the NYPD were crucial
as they taught him the realities of policing on the
streets and fueled his desire to make an impact in
public safety. In nineteen ninety nine, Bongino transition from municipal
to federal service by joining the United States Secret Service

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as a special Agent. Initially assigned to the New York
Field Office and the Melville, Long Island Resident Office, Bongino
quickly distinguished himself with his focus and attention to detail.
He took part an investigating white hyphen color crime as
part of the Financial Fraud Task Force, earning a Department
of Justice Award for his contributions to the prosecution of

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financial criminals. His expertise made him a valuable asset not
just in the field, but also as an instructor. In
two thousand and two, he moved to the U. S
Secret Service Training Center in Maryland, where he taught criminal
investigative methods and played a key role in modernizing the
curriculum to better equip agents dealing with evolving crime trends.

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Bongino's most high profile service began in two thousand and five,
when he was assigned to the agency's Dignity Protective Division.
The following year, he joined the elite Presidential Protective Division,
where he would protect two United States Presidents, George W.
Bush and Barack Obama. As one of the earliest tenured
agents given operational command within the Presidential Detail, Bongino was

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responsible for the safety and security of the most powerful
office holders in the world. His duties frequently took in overseas,
coordinating security for President Obama's visits to hotel regions such
as Prague, Jakarta, and Afghanistan. During this period, Bongino demonstrated
both leadership and adaptability amid some of the most serious

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national and global security threats of the era. After over
a decade with the Secret Service, Bongino concluded his Presidential
Protective assignment around twenty ten and returned to criminal investigative
work in the Baltimore Field Office. There, he continued to
lead significant cases, including a multimillion dollar fraud investigation that
resulted in successful prosecutions. According to archived campaign and agency records,

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Bongino's Secret Service career would conclude in twenty eleven, when
he made the decision to leave federal service and enter
the public arena in the new way. His post law
enforcement entered career began with the foray into politics. In
twenty twelve, Bongino ran as the Republican candidate for the
United States Senate in Maryland. Although he won the primary,

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he ultimately lost in the general election. Unfazed by defeat,
he continued to pursue elected office, mounting campaigns for Congress
in twenty fourteen in twenty sixteen. Each attempt failed to
secure a seat, but his campaigns garnered him increasing visibility
among conservative voters and media figures. During this period, Bongino

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authored Life Inside the Bubble and The Fight, both books
drawing from his unique experiences in federal law enforcement and
his growing political activism. As his politics became more pronounced,
Bongino found a ready audience in the conservative media landscape.
Leveraging his insight as a former Secret Service agent and
political candidate, he launched The Dan Bongino Show, a podcast

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initially focused on national security and politics that would quickly
rise to become one of the most popular political programs
in the country. His straightforward commentary and willingness to tackle
controversial issues earned him regular guest spots on Fox News,
where he eventually became the host of Unfiltered with Dan Bongino,

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a weekend program that debuted in twenty twenty one. Bongino
also filled in for major radio personalities such as Sean
Hannity and Mark Levin, and hosted additional shows such as
Canceled in the USA, a Fox Nation series on cancel culture.
Bongino's style has always been direct, uncompromising, and at times incendiary.

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He has repeatedly called out what he perceives as media bias,
government overreach, and liberal hypocrisy, making himself a polarizing but
unmistakably influential figure in the fragmented world of American political
common terrory. His popularities soared to the point that his
radio show boasted millions of listeners according to Talker's magazine,

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making him one of the few to compete for Rush
Limbaugh's massive audience after Limbaugh's passing. The transition from media
personality to government official came in early twenty twenty five,
when President Donald Trump, seeking to overhaul the Justice Department
and the federal Bueau of investigation announced that Dan Bongino
would become the FBI's Deputy director under new Director Cash Betel.

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This appointment was notable both for Bongino's criticism of federal
agencies in recent years and for its alignment with a
broader shift in the bureau's leadership to reflect the tront
administration's priorities. The role of the deputy director, responsible for
overseeing domestic and international investigative and intelligence operations, marked the
most senior public service position Bongino had held to date,

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capping off a career that had already spanned city policing,
national security, political campaigns, and the media spotlight. It is
worth noting that Bongino's health presented a formidable challenge during
this meteoric rise. In September twenty twenty, he revealed the
discovery of a tumor in his neck and was subsequently
diagnosed with Hodgkins lynphoma after surgery. By July twenty twenty one,

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he reported that he had overcome the disease, crediting his
family and a determined spirit for helping him through a
trying period. Throughout his public life, Bongino's identity has been
shaped by his Italian heritage, his devotion to family, and
his steadfast views on American security. In politics, his career

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reflects both his adaptability to new arenas law enforcement, presidential protection,
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