Nicole Silverio White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt berated the media for downplaying FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s career in law enforcement during Tuesday’s press briefing. The media has amped up Bongino’s role as a conservative podcaster after President Donald Trump tapped him to serve in his new role on Sunday night.

Ryan Reilly, NBC News Justice Reporter and Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Donald Trump picking former Fox News host and right wing provocateur Dan Bongino to be the Deputy FBI director,

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.

The White House defends two major personnel moves. Over the weekend, President Trump announced 2 major personnel moves – a firing and a hiring. Starting with the hiring, Gray Media’s White House correspondent Jon Decker asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the President’s decision to name Dan Bongino as the new FBI Deputy Director.

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, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director.

Donald Trump has announced that conservative podcaster Dan Bongino will be the FBI's deputy director. That has some agency veterans concerned.