The second-highest-ranking official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) didn't know which of his own colleagues he could trust, and he resorted to spy tactics against his own agency to find out.
Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino admitted on a podcast released on Tuesday that he planted false information inside the bureau to identify agents he suspected of leaking to the media. The revelation raises serious questions about the depth of internal dysfunction at the agency responsible for investigating terrorism, organised crime, and child exploitation in the US.
