Keith Pearson was the St. Lucie County Sheriff for just over a year after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. President Donald Trump has tapped two men with ties to the Treasure Coast to assist during his second term administration.

President Donald Trump announced that he has selected conservative commentator and former Fox News host Dan Bongino to serve as deputy FBI director. The position does not require Senate confirmation.

There will still be an institution called the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but with Kash Patel and Dan Bongino at the helm, it will not be the FBI.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl reacted to President Donald Trump's decision to name Dan Bongino deputy FBI director

Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned right-wing podcaster, has been named the next deputy director of the FBI, President Donald Trump announced Sunday, the latest outsider media personality the president has chosen to be in a significant position of power overseeing large branches of complex government organizations.

The appointment of Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer turned conservative radio host, puts a second Trump ally at the top of the agency.

Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, has been criticized for spreading several conspiracy theories as a talk show host.

President Donald Trump said Dan Bongino, the conservative radio talk show host, will be deputy director of the FBI.

Bongino’s selection to serve under Kash Patel places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

President Trump announced Dan Bongino, a talk show host, former police officer and member of the U.S. Secret Service will be FBI deputy director.