House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said late last week during an interview on podcaster Benny Johnson’s show that he would support President-elect Donald Trump nominating former Secret Service agent-turned-conservative author and media mogul Dan Bongino to lead the Federal Protective Service.
“I think Dan would be great,” the Ohio Republican told Johnson. “Dan Bongino at the Secret Service would be with us on the change that needs to take place to focus on the mission of that critical agency.”
In November, Forbes reported that Trump is attempting to decide between Bongino and Sean Curran to lead the agency.
Following two unsuccessful attempts on Trump’s life over the summer, Bongino has been vocal in his criticism of the Secret Service.
Bongino has previously written, “Let me be perfectly clear: the [first] assassination attempt on President Trump was a catastrophic failure on behalf of the United States Secret Service.”
Former USSS Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after being grilled by Congress and being told by both parties that she had to leave or be fired after the first attempt on her life and the agency’s gross lack of competence came to light.
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“Trump has chosen people for a handful of Senate-confirmed Cabinet-level jobs, and he’s picked a White House chief of staff, a communications director and a national security adviser, among the key roles that don’t require confirmation,” Forbes reported at the time. Trump has named dozens of others to key posts since then.
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Just days before the November 5th election, Bongino went viral when he revealed that Kellyanne Conway and other Republicans were secretly working against Trump and his campaign.
