India, Feb. 24 -- Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino will serve as the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Donald Trump announced Sunday.

"Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social . "Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our Country, has just been named the next DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FBI, by the man who will be the best ever Director, Kash Patel."

Dan Bongino, born and raised in Queens, New York City, is of Italian descent. He is married to Paula Andrea, nee Martinez. Paula was born and raised in Colombia. In 2023, Bongino claimed his wife was dragged out of a Palm Beach Italian restaurant by an employee...