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Dan Bongino Resigns as FBI Deputy Director

Dan Bongino Resigns as FBI Deputy Director

Was Bongino's resignation a principled stand against bureaucracy, or an escape from accountability?
Dan Bongino Resigns as FBI Deputy Director
Above: Kash Patel and Dan Bongino at the U.S. Department of Justice on Dec. 4. Image credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

The Spin

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There's a 13.1% chance that Pam Bondi will be the first to leave the Trump Cabinet, according to the Metaculus prediction community.



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