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Dan Bongino returned to podcasting on Monday after stepping down as FBI deputy director last month. During his first show back on Rumble, he defended his year-long tenure under FBI Director Kash Patel, addressed his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and criticized what he called "grifters" and "doomers" trying to divide the MAGA movement.
Bongino's show racked up millions of views by Tuesday morning. President Donald Trump called in to the episode, telling Bongino he'd rather have him podcasting than at the FBI because "very few people can do what you do."
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