FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has said he plans to step down from his role early next year, MS NOW reported Wednesday, citing eight people briefed on his account.
Bongino, the No. 2 official at the FBI under Director Kash Patel, also told his confidants that he will not be returning to the bureau’s headquarters this month, those people said.
He has considered announcing his departure on Friday, four people told MS NOW.
Bongino, asked by MS NOW about his plans, declined to confirm or deny reports of his coming departure, but added, “Print whatever you’d like. No one believes you anyway. Thanks.”
The FBI declined CNBC’s request for comment on the report.
