section_path: Deputy Director of the FBI (2025–present)
section_name: Deputy Director of the FBI (2025–present)
paragraph_text: Deputy Director of the FBI (2025–present)
  
  On February 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Bongino would be the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Bongino took office on March 17. Unlike the FBI director, the position of deputy director does not require Senate confirmation.
  
  On February 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Bongino would be the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Bongino took office on March 17. Unlike the FBI director, the position of deputy director does not require Senate confirmation.