Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino to decide about future at bureau in coming weeks, sources say

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino will make a decision about his future at the bureau within the next scant weeks two sources familiar with his considerations tell Fox News The sources deny fresh reports that Bongino's office at the FBI is empty but they say his departure is a possibility in the near future A source familiar with the situation explained Fox News Digital that Bongino has not made any decisions about his future BONGINO ANNOUNCES FBI APPREHENDED CHILD PREDATORS RESCUED KIDS IN FIRST MONTHS AS DEPUTY DIRECTORBongino's tenure at the FBI has come under fire in latest weeks alongside FBI Director Kash Patel Earlier this month a blistering account from an alliance of active-duty and retired FBI personnel portrayed the bureau as directionless under its new leadership Bongino and Patel pushed back on the statement however defending sweeping reforms they say have delivered major gains in accountability and community safety INSIDE DAN BONGINO'S TENSE MEETING WITH WHITE HOUSE FUNCTIONARIES OVER JEFFREY EPSTEIN FALLOUT When the director and I moved forward with these reforms we expected specific noise from the small circle of disgruntled former agents still loyal to the old Comey Wray model Bongino informed Fox News at the time That was never our audience Our responsibility is to the American people And under the new leadership squad the bureau is delivering results this country hasn't seen in decades tighter accountability tougher performance standards billions saved and a mission-first society That's how you restore trust New York Post columnist and Fox News contributor Miranda Devine disclosed last week that an internal -page overview from FBI active-duty and retired agents and analysts heavily criticized Patel and Bongino since they took on their respective jobs earlier this year The alliance criticized Patel as in over his head and Bongino as something of a clown according to The New York Post The outlet disclosed the -page assessment was written in the style of an FBI intelligence product and analyzed reports from FBI sources and sub-sources who described their experiences inside the bureau Devine commented Patel was described by multiple internal sources as inexperienced with one source saying he has neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director demands to be flourishing Patel reported Fox News Digital the FBI is operating exactly as the country expects Fox News' Ashley Carnahan contributed to this record