‘We cannot run a Republic like this:’ FBI’s Dan Bongino ‘shocked to the core’ by what he’s seen

In a cryptic X post Saturday, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said he has been “shocked to the core” by what he has learned in ongoing investigations – but he doesn’t say what that is.

“We cannot run a Republic like this,” Bongino insists. “I’ll never be the same after learning what I’ve learned.”

The deputy director, a former Secret Service agent and political commentator, vowed to bring the American people “the truth,” saying, “We are going to get the answers WE ALL DESERVE.”

During my tenure here as the Deputy Director of the FBI, I have repeatedly relayed to you that things are happening that might not be immediately visible, but they are happening.

The Director and I are committed to stamping out public corruption and the political weaponization…

— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) July 26, 2025

Bongino reportedly took issue with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s “nothing to see here” memo regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case earlier this month, with rumors he nearly resigned his position over the decision.

Commentator Todd Starnes remarked on X, “Seems to me we need the Attorney General and FBI Director [Kash Patel] need to immediately hold a press conference and explain what the deputy director is talking about.”