{"id":2532202,"date":"2026-01-09T21:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-names-longtime-agent-as-dan-bonginos-replacement\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:24:12","slug":"fbi-names-longtime-agent-as-dan-bonginos-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-names-longtime-agent-as-dan-bonginos-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI names longtime agent as Dan Bongino&#8217;s replacement"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ffbi-names-longtime-agent-as-dan-bonginos-replacement%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=2532202&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>christopher Raia, a longtime FBI agent, has been chosen by Director Kash Patel to replace Dan Bongino as the bureau&#8217;s deputy director. Raia, who has more than two decades with the FBI, recently served as assistant director in charge of the New York Field office and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ecoterror-linked-blm-director-moves-senior-leadership-back-to-washington-swamp\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s\u00a0Ecoterror-Linked BLM Director\u00a0Moves Senior Leadership Back to Washington Swamp\">deputy assistant director<\/a> in the Counterterrorism Division in 2024; he spent years in Texas investigating violent crime, gangs, drugs, and white\u2011collar crime. Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and conservative podcast host with no prior FBI experience, announced he would leave the bureau in January after serving less than a year, a nomination that drew skepticism in Washington. Raia is expected to begin the role as soon as next week. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-state-licensed-day-care-has-listed-number-taking-you-to-tim-walzs-office\/\" title=\"Minnesota State-Licensed &#039;Day Care&#039; Has Listed Number Taking You To Tim Walz&#039;s Office\">notes broader scrutiny<\/a> of Patel&#8217;s leadership in connection with other high\u2011profile matters.  <\/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\">FBI names longtime agent as Dan Bongino&rsquo;s replacement for deputy director<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2457866\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Longtime <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI <\/a>insider Christopher Raia has been tapped to replace <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-bongino\/\">Dan Bongino<\/a> as the agency&rsquo;s deputy director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel has selected Raia to succeed Bongino after the incumbent deputy director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3925048\/trump-dan-bongino-fbi-exit-to-return-to-show\/\">announced last month<\/a> he would leave the bureau in January, the agency confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Friday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4413502\/court-tosses-convictions-muslim-man-encouraged-others-join-terrorist-group\/\">Court throws out convictions of Muslim man who encouraged others to join terrorist group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4413252\/maryland-lawmaker-proposes-bill-barring-ice-officers-from-state-law-enforcement\/\">Maryland lawmaker proposes bill barring certain ICE officers from state law enforcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4413371\/trump-administration-claims-video-from-minnesota-officers-pov-proves-he-acted-in-self-defense\/\">Trump administration claims video from Minnesota officer&#8217;s POV proves he acted in self defense<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bongino&rsquo;s nomination was met with skepticism in Washington, as he had no direct experience working at the FBI. He held years of experience in the Secret Service and was known <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/corp.rumble.com\/blog\/rumble-breaks-companys-record-for-video-consumption-dan-bongino-reaches-2000000-subscribers\/\">in conservative circles<\/a> as the host of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unadulterated-bigotry-daily-wire-co-ceo-blasts-podcast-movement-after-apology-over-ben-shapiros-presence-at-conference\/\" title=\"\u2018Unadulterated Bigotry\u2019: Daily Wire Co-CEO Blasts ... Movement After Apology Over Ben Shapiro\u2019s Presence At Conference\">popular political podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino&rsquo;s replacement, Raia, fits the more typical mold of having a career agent in the FBI&rsquo;s No. 2 role, as he holds over two decades of experience at the bureau. Raia is expected to start the job as early as next week, according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Raia was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/christopher-g-raia-named-assistant-director-in-charge-of-the-new-york-field-office\">most recently appointed<\/a> assistant director of the New York field office, one of the bureau&rsquo;s most coveted roles, in April. He also served as deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division at Headquarters in 2024, overseeing all international counterterrorism program management for the FBI. Previous roles included long stints in Texas, where Raia &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spent 10 years investigating violent crime<\/a>, gangs, drugs, and white-collar crime.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3917946\/fbi-handling-brown-university-shooting-investigation-renews-scrutiny-kash-patel\/\"><strong>FBI&rsquo;S HANDLING OF BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING INVESTIGATION RENEWS SCRUTINY OF KASH PATEL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bongino hasn&rsquo;t disclosed details regarding his resignation less than a year after he started as deputy director. President Donald Trump suggested last month he missed hosting his podcast, saying Bongino &ldquo;wants to go back to his show.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a busy last day on the job,&rdquo; Bongino said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDDBongino\/status\/2007643245375898010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2007643245375898010%7Ctwgr%5Ecbc40b93a3ad70b3b50e28872ccb2d8e69e18776%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oann.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fbongino-officially-steps-down-from-fbi-after-serving-less-than-a-year-as-deputy-director%2F\">in a statement<\/a> posted to X last week. &ldquo;Tomorrow I return to civilian life. It&rsquo;s been an incredible year thanks to the leadership and decisiveness of President Trump. It was the honor of a lifetime to work with Director Patel, and to serve you, the American people.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Christopher Raia named FBI deputy director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2532203,"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\/2026\/01\/AP25296549412572.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[35034,50645,51050],"class_list":["post-2532202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dan-bongino","tag-fbi-2","tag-law-enforcement-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25296549412572.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532202","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532202"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532206,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532202\/revisions\/2532206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}