GOP leaders call Reiner family slayings a 'tragedy' as director's son detained in homicide probe

The top congressional Republicans weighed in on the slayings of longtime Hollywood director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68, dubbing the incident a "tragedy."

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined the wave of condolences flooding from the political world in the wake of the Reiners’ deaths, which police are currently investigating as a homicide. 

"Well, that whole incident, episode, is a tragedy, and my sympathies and prayers go out to their family and their friends," Thune said. 

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The Reiners were found in their Brentwood-area home in California on Sunday, where they reportedly had suffered multiple stab wounds. The couple were found by their daughter, according to People magazine

In the hours since, police arrested the Reiners' son, Nick Reiner, 32, under suspicion of murder, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. He is being held without bail after it was previously set at $4 million. 

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Johnson said, "The shocking news that apparently their son committed the murders is not only an unspeakable family tragedy, it's another reminder of just the senseless violence and evil that is so rampant in our society."

"So our prayers go out to the Reiner family, the survivors, and everybody who's affected by this," he told reporters.

Reiner was best known for his long, legendary list of films, including "The Princess Bride," "This Is Spinal Tap," "When Harry Met Sally…," and several others. He appeared in front of the camera for several projects, including as Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the long-running sitcom, "All in the Family." 

Singer Reiner was a prolific photographer whose list of works included taking President Donald Trump's photo for the cover of his book, "The Art of the Deal."

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino to decide about future at bureau in coming weeks, sources say

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino will make a decision about his future at the bureau within the next few weeks, two sources familiar with his considerations tell Fox News.

The sources deny recent reports that Bongino's office at the FBI is empty, but they say his departure is a possibility in the near future. 

A source familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital that Bongino has not made any decisions about his future.

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Bongino's tenure at the FBI has come under fire in recent weeks, alongside FBI Director Kash Patel. Earlier this month, a blistering report from an alliance of active-duty and retired FBI personnel portrayed the bureau as directionless under its new leadership.

Bongino and Patel pushed back on the report, however, defending sweeping reforms they say have delivered major gains in accountability and public safety.

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"When the director and I moved forward with these reforms, we expected some noise from the small circle of disgruntled former agents still loyal to the old Comey–Wray model," Bongino told Fox News at the time.

"That was never our audience. Our responsibility is to the American people. And under the new leadership team, the bureau is delivering results this country hasn't seen in decades — tighter accountability, tougher performance standards, billions saved and a mission-first culture. That's how you restore trust."

New York Post columnist and Fox News contributor Miranda Devine said last week that an internal 115-page report from FBI active-duty and retired agents and analysts heavily criticized Patel and Bongino since they took on their respective jobs earlier this year.

The alliance criticized Patel as "in over his head" and Bongino as "something of a clown," according to The New York Post.

The outlet said the 115-page assessment was written in the style of an FBI intelligence product and analyzed reports from 24 FBI sources and sub-sources who described their experiences inside the bureau.

Devine said Patel was described by multiple internal sources as inexperienced, with one source saying he "has neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director needs to be successful."

Patel told Fox News Digital the FBI is "operating exactly as the country expects."

Fox News' Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.

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