Dan Bongino Returning to Fox News Following Stint in Trump Admin [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Feb 9th, 2026, 5:06 pm


Dan Bongino is heading back to cable news.

Bongino is returning to Fox News as a contributor following his nearly-one-year-long stint as the deputy director of the FBI under President Donald Trump, The New York Times media reporter Michael Grynbaum reported on Monday afternoon.

A source familiar tells Mediaite that Bongino’s first appearance will focus on the Nancy Guthrie case. His return is set to be announced during the Monday night episode of Sean Hannity’s program at 9:00 p.m. ET, Grynbaum reported. Grynbaum’s report continued:

Bongino expressed regret at times for taking the FBI job. A few weeks after he started, he complained on “Fox & Friends” about missing the trappings of his former life as a media personality. “I gave up everything for this,” Bongino said at the time.