FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino vowed on Saturday to uncover the \u201ctruth\u201d in a cryptic post on the social platform X, proclaiming that \u201cwe cannot run a Republic like this.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bongino said that he and FBI Director Kash Patel are committed to \u201cstamping out public corruption and the political weaponization of both law enforcement and intelligence operations.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a priority for us. But what I have learned in the course of our properly predicated and necessary investigations into these aforementioned matters, has shocked me down to my core. We cannot run a Republic like this. I\u2019ll never be the same after learning what I\u2019ve learned,\u201d the deputy director wrote<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n It is unclear what Bongino was referring to. The Hill has reached out to the FBI for additional comment. <\/p>\n Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and podcaster, was at the center<\/a> of the debate over the files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n The FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a joint, unsigned memo<\/a> that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in prison while awaiting trial and that he did not keep a \u201cclient list.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Bongino was frustrated<\/a> with leaders at the DOJ and the handling of the Epstein files earlier in July. He clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the issue and has reportedly considered resigning from his post.\u00a0<\/p>\n