Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will serve as the current second-in-command of the law enforcement agency, Dan Bongino, as the co-depi director of the FBI.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanches Confirmed news on XBelly said, “Fought in the swamp, fought the armed government’s fight, and defended the constitution” as the top law enforcement officer of Missouri. Belly will resign from his current job on September 8, he said that in A statement,
Belly wrote, “My life is defined by a call for service, and I am once again responding to that call, this time at the national level,” Belly wrote.
Bongino welcomed the agency to Bailey X post,
“Let’s meet after this,” FBI director Kash Patel Written in response to Bongino,
Fox News was first to report the appointment of Bailey.
In the past, FBI Deputy Director has usually been a career employee in the bureau. None of the Deputy leaders of Trump administration had a history with the FBI before their appointments: Bailey Service in the army And worked as a state prosecutor in Missouri for her career, and Bongino was a secret service agent before working as a media personality.
Belly has served as the Attorney General of Missouri since 2023. He is known for it Asking the Supreme Court To intervene on behalf of Missouri in a criminal case against President Trump brought by New York prosecutors – a longshot request that was rejected by the High Court. He has also defended his state sanctions Abortion And Gender confirmation Care of minors, and SUD Starbucks Its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
A Trump Loylist, Bongino Clash The FBI and the Department of Justice Department along with some other administration officials last month amid controversy over the review of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Sources told CBS News at the time that the director of the deputy FBI did not show to work in the department at one point, and resigned from his role.
A source familiar with the case said at the time that Mr. Trump had not lost faith in Bongino, but there was some disappointment in the White House about the Deputy Director.
White House spokesman Harrison Fields said last month, “Any attempt to sow partition within this team is baseless and distracts from real progress in restoring public safety and chasing justice for all.”
Scott McFarlen and Jacob Rosen contributed to the report.
