{"id":2440366,"date":"2025-05-29T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bongino-says-he-found-fbi-room-with-hidden-comey-era-evidence\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:26:36","slug":"bongino-says-he-found-fbi-room-with-hidden-comey-era-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bongino-says-he-found-fbi-room-with-hidden-comey-era-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Bongino says he found FBI room with hidden Comey-era evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbongino-says-he-found-fbi-room-with-hidden-comey-era-evidence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dan Bongino, the FBI&#8217;s Deputy Director, recently disclosed that evidence from former FBI Director James Comey&#8217;s tenure was found in a previously unmentioned room. Bongino described this room as &#8220;hidden&#8221; from both him and FBI Director Kash Patel when thay took over the agency. He expressed his eagerness too declassify the facts, noting that it was improperly stored and not processed through standard procedures. bongino criticized Comey for his previous conduct and suggested that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-experimentation-and-gene-editing-inside-chinas-race-to-create-genetically-modified-soldiers\/\" title=\"Human Experimentation And Gene-Editing: Inside China\u2019s Race To Create Genetically Modified Soldiers\">information revealed<\/a> would surprise the public.He also addressed concerns that neither he nor Patel had acted decisively within the agency, asserting that they were working diligently and that certain investigative processes require time. Additionally, both Bongino and Patel have emphasized the need to carefully manage ongoing investigations, such as those pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bongino says he found FBI room with hidden Comey-era evidence<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2133980\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a> Deputy Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-bongino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dan Bongino<\/a> revealed on Thursday that evidence from former FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">James Comey&rsquo;s<\/a> time at the agency was found, which he said was in a room &ldquo;hidden from us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bongino rebuked Comey while describing what the agency found, saying, &ldquo;Wait till you read this stuff.&rdquo; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joe-biden-slips-and-refers-to-kamala-harris-as-president-elect-saying-quiet-part-out-loud\/\" title=\"WATCH: Joe Biden Slips and Refers to Kamala Harris as \u2018President-Elect\u2019\u2026 Saying \u2018Quiet Part\u2019 Out Loud\u2019?\">deputy director<\/a> noted that the room containing the information was &ldquo;not mentioned&rdquo; to him or FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kash Patel<\/a> when taking over the agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3424868\/judge-vague-law-pro-palestinian-columbia-student-mahmoud-khalil-case\/\">Judge slams&nbsp;use of &#8216;vague&#8217; law in pro-Palestinian&nbsp;Columbia&nbsp;student case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3424776\/kash-patel-no-rush-release-jeffrey-epstein-files\/\">Patel &#8216;not going to rush&#8217; to release Epstein files, doubles down on sex trafficker&#8217;s suicide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3424416\/nellie-ohr-false-statements-congress-trump-russia-investigation\/\">Nellie Ohr made false statements to Congress about Trump-Russia investigation, FBI memo shows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t call it hidden, but hidden from us at least and not mentioned to us, and then we found stuff in there and a lot of it&rsquo;s from the Comey-era, and we are working our damndest right now to declassify,&rdquo; Bongino said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;And just so you know, because I get the public, I totally understand people saying, &lsquo;Well, do it now.&rsquo; The process is [that] not all information is ours to declassify; some is other intelligence agencies, it&rsquo;s not&ndash; we literally can&rsquo;t do it. Once that gets done and that gets out there, and you read some of the stuff, we found that, by the way, was not processed through the normal procedure, digitizing it, putting it in FBI records. We found it in bags hiding under Jim Comey&rsquo;s FBI, and you&rsquo;re going to be stunned!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2956156&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=fe09cdb7da8ac98612a1a104105065f1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bongino also directed specific criticism toward Comey, calling him &ldquo;a disgrace to the badge&rdquo; and &ldquo;a big child&rdquo; regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> earlier this month that shared a photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3414962\/trump-james-comey-86-47-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">seashells on the beach organized to read &ldquo;8647.&rdquo;<\/a> Multiple officials in the Trump administration have deemed it a threat to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>. Since Comey&rsquo;s social media post, Bongino said the FBI has &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wasted countless man hours&#038;rdquo<\/a>; running out the agency&rsquo;s tip line of people posting &ldquo;8647&rdquo; messages.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the agency&rsquo;s work, Bongino pushed back against anyone claiming neither he nor Patel has taken action in the agency, suggesting these claims may be attempting to &ldquo;breed mistrust.&rdquo; He added that the FBI cannot simply &ldquo;advertise&rdquo; what it is working on, ranging from the 2023 discovery of cocaine in the White House to the release of a new video on Jeffrey Epstein just before he died in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just wait for the results,&rdquo; Bongino said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s all I&rsquo;m asking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3423708\/fbi-seattle-prayer-protest-investigation-targeted-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI INVESTIGATING &lsquo;TARGETED VIOLENCE&rsquo; TOWARDS CHRISTIANS AT SEATTLE PRAYER PROTEST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patel also said he would not rush the agency&rsquo;s investigation into Epstein, suggesting &ldquo;it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dan-bongino-on-the-future-of-parler-and-governments-role-in-tech\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: ... on the Future of Parler and Government\u2019s Role in Tech\">takes time<\/a> to go through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3424776\/kash-patel-no-rush-release-jeffrey-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">years of investigations<\/a>.&rdquo; He also reiterated his belief that Epstein killed himself.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-releases-first-phase-declassified-epstein-files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">released a &ldquo;first phase&rdquo;<\/a> of Epstein files in late February, though it contained very little new information. She and other lawmakers have since pressed Patel and the FBI to deliver &ldquo;the full and complete Epstein files.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2133980\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2133980\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bongino claims he discovered a concealed FBI room with Comey-era evidence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2440367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bongino-and-Comey.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5458,23264,50990,50645,3976],"class_list":["post-2440366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bongino","tag-comey","tag-evidence-2","tag-fbi-2","tag-investigation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bongino-and-Comey.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440370,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440366\/revisions\/2440370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}