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He served for nearly a year before departing in January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of his appointment, he made clear what he saw as the stakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy promise to you is that I will work tirelessly to help restore integrity, eliminate political bias, and ensure the FBI remains dedicated to its core mission of protecting the United States and upholding the Constitution,\u201d Bongino said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now back in the public arena, Bongino is offering a firsthand account of what he describes as a battle inside one of the nation\u2019s most powerful institutions \u2014 and the methods he used to confront it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 DAN BONGINO REVEALS: He\u2019ll NEVER BE THE SAME after serving in the FBI<br><br>\u201cI\u2019m scared man. 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