NBC News momentarily handed Elon Musk the presidency — albeit unintentionally — by claiming that he named Dan Bongino as the FBI’s Deputy Director.

Dan Bongino, the conservative podcaster named deputy director of the FBI, has spent the past seven years publicly criticizing the agency he will now help run.

Bongino served on the presidential details for then-Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush before becoming a popular right-wing figure.

NBC News’ Garret Haake, Fmr. RNC Chairman Michael Steele, Washington Post Senior National Political Correspondent Ashley Parker, New York Times White House Correspondent Tyler Pager, and Fmr. Assistant Manhattan DA Catherine Christian join Katy Tur to discuss.

Dan Bongino is the newly appointed FBI deputy director. The popular conservative podcast host will give up his show for the role.

MAGA conspiracy theorist and podcaster Dan Bongino, who was recently announced as deputy director of the FBI, has for

Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.

Dan Bongino, of the popular The Dan Bongino Show podcast and radio show, announced he was ending the show as he transitions to his new job.

The appointment of Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer turned conservative radio host, puts a second Trump ally at the top of the agency.