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For those who felt the FBI had lost its way during the investigations of the 2016 election and beyond, Bongino’s appointment was a beacon of accountability. They argued that his outsider status was not a liability, but an essential asset required to purge institutional bias. However, the reaction from the establishment was one of profound alarm. Former FBI officials and Democratic lawmakers warned that the appointment risked the total erosion of the Bureau’s independence, fearing that the new leadership would weaponize the agency against political rivals rather than protecting the rule of law.