FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on Saturday torched the fake news media for pushing another false story claiming he was hired without a background check.
Bongino is also a former Secret Service Agent.
ProPublica published the fake news story on Friday claiming Bongino was hired by Patel without passing a polygraph exam.
The Daily Mail also ran with the story.
ProPublica reported:
FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, according to a former senior FBI official and several other government officials.
Bongino’s role as the FBI’s second-highest-ranking official means he is responsible for day-to-day operations of the agency, including green-lighting surveillance missions, coordinating with intelligence agency partners and managing the bureau’s 56 field offices across the country. The deputy director receives some of the country’s most closely held secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief, which also contains intelligence from the CIA and the National Security Agency.
People familiar with the matter say his ascent to that position without passing a standard FBI background check was unprecedented. ProPublica spoke with four people familiar with the polygraph issues, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation and because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the details of FBI background checks.
The Senate Judiciary Democrats pushed the fake news and said it’s disqualifying.
ANOTHER KASH PATEL FAILURE.
His deputy Dan Bongino couldn’t pass a standard background check… so he had to give him a get-out-of-jail free card.
These people receive some of the country’s most sensitive secrets.
Disqualifying. pic.twitter.com/aw4H9emico
— Senate Judiciary Democrats (@JudiciaryDems) November 14, 2025
Bongino torched the fake news for floating another absurd story.
Full statement by Dan Bongino:
I’m sincerely sorry for wasting your time on a weekend with nonsensical media fairytales, and I do realize the act of addressing this puts even more eyes on it.
However, I work for you all, the American citizenry, on our nations’ top national security issues, and I can’t allow false headlines like this to stand.
Claiming I was hired “with no background check” is just a lie. It’s a complete fabrication. I held a security clearance, while protecting Democrat and Republican presidents, for over ten years. And all of the background check requirements for my current position as Deputy Director of the FBI have been met. Those are simple facts.
Again, my apologies for wasting your time on this but I work for you and you should know the facts. I’m honored to serve in the Trump administration alongside Director Patel as your Deputy Director, and I will continue to hit the gas pedal on crushing violent crime and securing the Homeland.
God bless America, and all those whose defend Her.
All,
I’m sincerely sorry for wasting your time on a weekend with nonsensical media fairytales, and I do realize the act of addressing this puts even more eyes on it.
However, I work for you all, the American citizenry, on our nations’ top national security issues, and I can’t… pic.twitter.com/4P0M6h8hn9— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) November 15, 2025
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