Dan Bongino to Step Down as FBI Deputy Director NYT | Top Stories By: Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Adam Goldman 18 December 2025 at 08:05 The departure of Mr. Bongino had seemed inevitable since August, when the White House hired Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, to share his job as deputy director. © Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesDan Bongino, the F.B.I. deputy director, at the Capitol last month.