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FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey has announced his resignation after serving in the unique leadership role for about a year. Bailey, a former Missouri attorney general, stated he is stepping down to return to his family. Outlets reported that he thanked President Donald Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel in his departure announcement.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey has resigned from his position roughly one year after joining the bureau's leadership team under Director Kash Patel.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The New Republic highlighted Bailey's role in overseeing election crackdown investigations and raids, framing his departure as part of a wider agency shake-up. Right-leaning outlets such as Fox News and The Daily Caller emphasized his stated desire to return to his family in Missouri and his praise for Kash Patel's reform efforts at the bureau. Center outlets like CBS News and The Hill provided straightforward reports focusing on the timeline of his roughly one-year tenure and his statements on social media.
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FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said Monday he is departing the bureau roughly a year after joining the Trump administration. Bailey, in a post on social platform X, thanked President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel “for the opportunity to serve” in the post. “With great pride in what we have…
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Source context: FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey, who joined the FBI in the newly created position in September 2025 to work alongside then-Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is stepping down, two people familiar with the matter tell NBC News.
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FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey, who joined the FBI in the newly created position in September 2025 to work alongside then-Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is stepping down, two people familiar with the matter tell NBC News.
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
FBI co-deputy director and former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey—who helped lead the draconian raid on a Georgia election center in January—has resigned from his post.“I want to thank President Trump, @AGToddBlanche, and @FBIDirectorKash for the opportunity to serve in the FBI. Under President Trump’s leadership, we have delivered historic results…
Bailey, the former Missouri attorney general, was hired for the leadership role about a year ago.
Bailey, who oversaw some of Trump’s election crackdown investigations, to resign about a year after assuming roleAndrew Bailey, a deputy director of the FBI who has been overseeing some of Trump’s election-related investigations, will step down from his position approximately one year after assuming his role.“I am announcing that I am stepping down to…
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FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said Monday he is departing the bureau roughly a year after joining the Trump administration. Bailey, in a post on social platform X, thanked President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel “for the opportunity to serve” in the post. “With great pride in what we have…
Bailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
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FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is leaving the bureau roughly one year after joining Director Kash Patel’s leadership team, a source familiar with the matter confirmed. Bailey, a former Republican attorney general of Missouri and an ally of President Donald Trump, told colleagues Monday that he was departing to spend more time with his family,…
Andrew Bailey, a co-deputy FBI director, announced his departure from the bureau on social media Monday
‘stepping down to return to my family in Missouri’
A source familiar with the co-deputy director's exit said that Bailey had difficulty settling in at the bureau and had struggled with being so distant from his family in Missouri.
Andrew Bailey cited family reasons for his FBI resignation, expressing confidence that Kash Patel will continue reform efforts and restore public trust.
