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Here's a little more on Dan Bongino, the Maga podcaster Donald Trump has named as deputy director of the FBI and who will oversee the bureau alongside newly appointed director Kash Patel.

The president announced the appointment on Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as a man of incredible love and passion for our country". He called the announcement great news for law enforcement and American justice".

Kash Patel should have been a redline. Bongino is what you get when R Senators fail to do their jobs and say no to Patel. The Trump Admin is turning federal law enforcement over to unqualified, unprincipled, partisan henchmen. It's unacceptable and conservatives need to say so.