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Former FBI official Bongino defends support for Israel

The podcaster, who is not Jewish, said antisemitism is behind accusations that he took $6 million from AIPAC.

Dan Bongino
Podcaster Dan Bongino speaks with attendees at the 2021 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., July 17, 2021. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons.

Dan Bongino, who announced a podcast after leaving his role as deputy FBI director, responded to online accusations that he is a “traitor” who received $6 million from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. That’s not “even remotely true,” he said.

When one exposes the liberal agenda, the “demon savages” scream back about the Jews, he wrote.

“Of course, none of what’s included below in this pile of human waste’s post is even remotely true,” he said. “Demon savages are so moronic they don’t realize campaign finance records are public.”

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