'Slap in the face:' Bongino appointment sends shockwaves through FBI

FILE PHOTO: Radio host Daniel Bongino speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. June 10, 2020. Michael Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a memo on Sunday evening, the FBI Agents Association told its 14,000 members that new director Kash Patel had assured them that he would follow tradition and name a career special agent with operational expertise as his deputy director.

"Director Patel agreed," said the memo, which Reuters reviewed.