Former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino issued a chilling warning, saying he lives in fear of “thugs” being sent to his home as retribution for his efforts to reform the FBI.

Speaking on an episode of the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast, Bongino said what he witnessed during his tenure inside the Bureau shocked him to the core and left him “terrified.”

“I’m scared, man,” Bongino told Hannity. “I know what I did. And I’m proud of my work. And I am proud of what me and Kash [Patel] accomplished in the past year.” He added that he thinks every day “they’re going to come for me.”

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Bongino joined the FBI in March 2025 and left nearly a year later in January 2026. At the time of his appointment, he said his goal was to restore an agency that was “transparent, accountable, and committed to the rule of law.” He now says his service has made him a target.

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The former deputy director said he faced internal resistance, including what he described as “snakes” leaking sensitive information to the media. He said he uncovered what he described as a “mother lode” of “Russiagate” files, which he claims were found in FBI burn bags.

Bongino said his knowledge of the files makes him wary of the future. He told Hannity he fears political rivals will use lawfare to put him in “federal prison” as a means of silencing him. “It comes to my mind every day,” he said. “I live like this the rest of my life because I know how they are.”

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He said he brought in an outside attorney to ensure that everything he and Patel did was “by the book.” 

“It doesn’t matter, they’ll rewrite the book just like they did for President Trump,” Bongino said, referring to the charges brought against President Trump after he left the White House.

“After reading what I read about how many people did this to President Trump, this Russia hoax, collusion, ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ bulls—, and not a single person stopped them, I’m terrified.”

He said he shared those fears with his wife, adding that he worries “they’re going to send some thugs to my house” if Republicans lose the next presidential election. 

“I’m extremely concerned they are [going to] weaponize the justice system and start arresting people for jaywalking or mattress tag ripping,” Bongino added. “It worries me every day. I’d be lying to you if I said otherwise.”

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It’s Saturday, which means it’s time to get caught up on all of the news you may have missed this week with a little help from The Punch-Up!

And what a week it was…

We had Angel Reese taking on her former team, the president is doing whatever he can to save Spirit Airlines, and while the Royals were in town, Queen Camilla brought the final piece to complete a Pooh collection.

I know how that sounds.

There’s plenty more news where that came from, so let’s dig right on in…

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream took on her old team, the Chicago Sky, in a preseason game this week. Beforehand, Reese said there would be no bad blood, but there would be bad shooting.

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Queen Camilla brought a Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed toy with her to a New York City library to complete its collection. Normally, when a New York library has a “Pooh” collection, it’s because homeless guys are sleeping near the dictionaries.

Shannon Sharpe says he does not think Mike Vrabel did anything wrong professionally after news broke of his alleged affair with reporter Dianna Russini. That’s a big endorsement, because if there’s anyone whose judgment you can trust, it’s the guy who accidentally live-streamed himself having sex on Instagram.

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ESPN named Caitlin Clark No. 10 on its list of the top 50 WNBA players. Even more shocking, someone was able to name 49 other WNBA players.

Monica Lewinsky said that a need for a feeling of specialness and validation led to bad decisions, like her relationship with President Bill Clinton. Of course, it’s hard to feel special when he’s interested in any woman not named “Hillary.”

President Trump has given Spirit Airlines one final proposal as the struggling air carrier prepares to shut down. Spirit says they won’t go out of business without a fight, and that fight will likely happen at the gate or just before takeoff.

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