U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has named Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as a co-deputy director of the FBI, where he will work alongside Dan Bongino.
Bailey will step down from his current post to take on the new role, with his resignation taking effect on Sept. 8, according to a statement from his office.
In announcing his acceptance of the new role, Bailey described his time as the state’s attorney general as “a humbling privilege.”
“My life has been defined by a call to service, and I am once again answering that call, this time at the national level. But wherever I am called, Missouri is and always will be home,” he stated.
He thanked President Donald Trump and Bondi for appointing him.
“I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to serve as the Co-Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” he said.
Bondi said she is thrilled to welcome Bailey, noting that his experience as a “distinguished attorney general” for Missouri and “a decorated war veteran” will bring expertise to the role.
“His leadership and commitment to country will be a tremendous asset as we work together to advance President Trump’s mission,” Bondi said in the statement.
“While we know this is undoubtedly a great loss for Missouri, it is a tremendous gain for America.”‘
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe congratulated Bailey on his appointment and is set to appoint Bailey’s successor at a 10 a.m. news conference on Aug. 19. The successor will serve the remainder of his term, which runs until 2028.
“Although Missourians will miss Andrew’s strong leadership in the Attorney General’s Office, we know that he will serve Americans well at the FBI,” Kehoe stated on X.
Bailey will work alongside Bongino, the current deputy director of the FBI, who also shared the news on his X account. FBI Director Kash Patel responded to Bailey’s appointment by saying, “Let’s get after it.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche praised Bailey for having taken “on the swamp, fought weaponized government, and defended the Constitution” throughout his tenure as Missouri’s attorney general.
Bailey was first appointed to the Missouri attorney general role by then-Gov. Mike Parson in November 2022. His prior roles include serving as an armored cavalry officer in the U.S. Army, assistant attorney general, assistant prosecuting attorney, and general counsel for both the Missouri Department of Corrections and the governor’s office.
In March, Bailey vowed to seize Chinese-owned assets after a federal judge found China’s communist leadership liable for damages stemming from suppressing information about the virus that causes COVID-19 and hoarding personal protective equipment manufactured in or available for sale to the United States.
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