FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino fiercely scolded increasingly turncoat Rep. Thomas Massie on Thursday for talking stupid nonsense.
In a tweet published a day earlier, Massie suggested that Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel have been retaliating against an FBI whistleblower who worked on the Jan. 6 pipe bomb case.
As evidence, Massie unveiled a letter from the lawyer of an alleged FBI whistleblower claiming that top FBI officials have been trying “to identify the whistleblower” so that they would be “subject to retaliation.”
“I received this troubling letter today from the attorney representing the most recent FBI whistleblower regarding the J6 pipe bomb investigation,” Massie wrote on social media. “Just a reminder to @FBIDirectorKash , in case this letter is warranted, federal law prevents retaliation against whistleblowers.”
I received this troubling letter today from the attorney representing the most recent FBI whistleblower regarding the J6 pipe bomb investigation. Just a reminder to @FBIDirectorKash, in case this letter is warranted, federal law prevents retaliation against whistleblowers. pic.twitter.com/jm0Pz1exMt
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 13, 2025
Bongino evidently took great offense to Massie’s post, because he responded on Thursday with a lengthy rebuttal.
He began his letter by describing his and Patel’s efforts at solving the Jan. 6 pipe bomb case.
“When Director Patel and I entered on duty in our leadership positions in the FBI we had our hands full, but we were happy to be part of the President’s team, and we still are,” he wrote. “Despite the multitude of challenges we faced, one of our first initiatives was to aggressively pursue a new strategy to investigate the January 6 pipe bomb, terror attack.”
“We brought in new personnel to take a look at the case, we flew in police officers and detectives working as TFOs (task force officers) to review FBI work, we conducted multiple internal reviews, held countless in person and SVTC meetings with investigative team members, we dramatically increased investigative resources, and we increased the public award for information in the case to utilize crowd-sourcing leads,” he added.
Bongino further noted that the intense effort he listed was just “a small sample” of the work he’s done since assuming office.
Congressman Massie,
When Director Patel and I entered on duty in our leadership positions in the FBI we had our hands full, but we were happy to be part of the President’s team, and we still are.
Despite the multitude of challenges we faced, one of our first initiatives was to… https://t.co/wHiCfYUOuc pic.twitter.com/sm64JKIZ2m— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) November 13, 2025
Changing directions a bit, Bongino first revealed that he’d called Massie early Wednesday morning to offer him an in-person brief. He tried calling Massie again later in the evening to reiterate the offer, but never received a return call.
The FBI deputy head honcho then turned up the knob and delivered a high-powered blow directed right at Massie.
“Despite this, you continue to imply that the Director and I are targeting investigators in the case,” he wrote. “This is disgusting, even by the low standards many have for politicians. You know my number, and you’re free to call me anytime. But it’s easier to tweet and throw BS bombs.”
Ouch.
He continued by vowing to help, not retaliate, against any FBI whistleblowers with information about the pipe bomb attack.
“Yes, our leadership team will be meeting with FBI team members today, and we will avail them of all the whistleblower resources they need to disclose ANY evidence of malfeasance in the prior administration,” he wrote. “And we will ask about threads that may have gone un-pulled under prior leadership, because we are passionate about solving this case.”
“But a week of near 24-hour work on RECENT open source leads in the case has yet to produce a break through, and some of the media reporting regarding prior persons of interest is grossly inaccurate and serves only to mislead the public,” he added.
He concluded by expressing his pride in working in the Trump administration and encouraging Massie to act “as a partner in this mission, rather than a dog barking behind a fence.”
As of late, Massie has been continuously attacking the Trump administration, including President Donald Trump himself, over everything from the Epstein files to the now-concluded government shutdown.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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