Bongino did not report to work Friday amid speculation about his whereabouts, a source familiar with the perspectives of DOJ leaders, who also believes that Bongino is considering leaving, said.

An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.

“Source tells me Dan Bongino is taking the day off today from his job as Deputy Director of the FBI, and there’s now speculation on whether or not he will return to his job at the FBI over his disgus...