Today is May 18th and Donald Trump is our President. And Dan Bongino is Deputy Director of the F-B-I.
Washington, D.C. – FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has made a stunning move, ordering the removal of the entire January 6th D.C. pipe bomber investigative team and replacing them with a new squad tasked with questioning previously ignored suspects, per a post by @JohnBasham on X. The announcement, made on May 15, 2025, at 07:58 UTC, has conservatives on X cheering: “Bongino’s finally taking action—Trump’s influence is cleaning up the FBI!”
The image accompanying the post shows the pipe bomb suspect, a hooded figure in a grey sweatshirt, carrying a backpack near a trash bin on a wet, cobblestone street, captured on January 5, 2021, between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. EST near the DNC and RNC offices. Despite a $500,000 reward offered by the FBI and ATF for information leading to the suspect’s conviction, the case has remained unsolved for over four years, per fbi.gov. Bongino’s decision to overhaul the investigation, ordering a fresh team to pursue clear leads, marks a ...
