FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino knocked former FBI Director James Comey for the “mess” he left at the agency and said it’s “stunning” how Comey continues to target new leadership.
Bongino revealed last week that new leadership discovered a box of Comey-era evidence, which had been “hidden” from them. The deputy director said on Wednesday that it is “ironic” that Comey had “a lot to say” about FBI Director Kash Patel and himself, considering the box’s contents.
“We found documents, documents that were not where they should have been, and they were not good, flattering documents for Jim Comey,” Bongino said on Fox News’s Hannity. “So the hubris displayed by a man like Jim Comey, who disgraced the FBI numerous times with his role in Crossfire Hurricane and other abominations. It’s just kind of stunning that he continues to attack our leadership when we have to clean up the mess Jim Comey created, as we continue to find stuff from his era in vintage.”
Bongino called documents from Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI’s former investigation into possible ties between President Donald Trump‘s 2016 campaign and Russia, the most “troubling” as they work to reform the agency. He noted that the public is pressuring the agency to release the documents, but underscored that getting the information out is a “rolling production.”
“The bad people kind of knew what they were doing,” Bongino said.
However, Bongino gave a short preview of the documents, saying one he read indicated “a large degree of malfeasance” was at play.
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Bongino also credited Trump and his crackdown on illegal immigration, as the country’s murder rate is trending toward its lowest levels. He predicted a similar decline would also occur in crime rates by the end of the year. Bongino added that Trump has a vision to fix the southern border “for good,” and that a small population who commits the majority of crimes cannot do so if they are deported.
Bongino said the FBI’s priorities for the next year are playing “a key role” in deporting illegal criminals and protecting the United States from China, adding, “We are on it.”