The FBI plans to promote Christopher Raia, the chief of its New York field office, to the position of deputy director after Dan Bongino’s recent departure from the position, the agency confirmed to The Epoch Times on Jan. 9.
Bongino, a former New York City police officer turned conservative commentator, left after a brief stint as the bureau’s second-in-command. Bongino formally stepped down on Jan. 3, the day of President Donald Trump’s announcement of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s ouster by U.S. forces.
Bongino called it “a busy last day on the job.”
“This will be my last post on this account,” Bongino wrote on X. “Tomorrow I return to civilian life. It’s been an incredible year thanks to the leadership and decisiveness of President Trump.”…
FBI Names New York Field Office Chief as New Deputy Director
