Dan Bongino on Monday announced that he would be returning to hosting a radio and podcast show after he departed the FBI, where he had been serving as the bureau's deputy director.
In a statement posted on social media, Bongino said he would be hosting a two-hour show on weekdays starting on Feb. 2, partnering with radio network Westwood One and streaming platform Rumble.
The statement referred to Bongino's time as the FBI deputy director under the Trump administration, saying the radio and podcast show will bring his "unique insider perspective back to his loyal audience following a year of government service."
Bongino said in December that he would be stepping down in January from the FBI after serving as the bureau's deputy director for about 11 months under FBI Director Kash Patel.
Confirming the decision in an X post on Dec. 17, he thanked Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Patel "for the opportunity to serve with purpose," adding: "Most importantly, I want to thank you, my fellow Americans, for the privilege to serve you."
Around the same time, Trump told reporters that he believed that Bongino would return to the media industry.
“Dan did a great job. I think he wants to go back to his show,” Trump said.
Patel also praised Bongino.
"He brought critical reforms to make the organization more efficient, led the successful Summer Heat op, served as the people’s voice for transparency, and delivered major breakthroughs in long unsolved cases like the pipe bomb investigation. And that’s only a small part of the work he went about every single day delivering for America."
He added: “He not only completed his mission—he far exceeded it.”
Early on in his tenure as deputy director, Bongino said in multiple social media posts and in interviews that the bureau would be investigating the Jan. 6 pipe bomber case, the origins of COVID-19, cocaine found at the White House during the Biden administration, previous Jeffrey Epstein investigations, and other matters.
Last year, Bongino made comments about an investigation into Epstein, saying in June that evidence he reviewed showed that the convicted sex offender killed himself in a jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in August 2019. There has long been speculation in the media, including from Epstein's brother, Mark Epstein, that the financier did not kill himself.
Before he launched a media career, Bongino was a Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011. Before that, he was a New York City Police Department officer.