Dan Bongino, the incoming deputy director of the FBI, suggested last month on his popular podcast that the agency he is now about to help lead was complicit in planting pipe bombs around Washington ahead of the Capitol riot on January 6,

Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.

WASHINGTON—Late Sunday, a group representing thousands of FBI agents told its members it was optimistic about the agency’s future, in part because its new director, Kash Patel, had assured the group he would choose a deputy from among their ranks.