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Exclusive: Attorney General Palm Bandy and FBI Director Kash Patel are bringing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as Additional Deputy Director of the Bureau, Fox News Digital has learned.
Belly will work as a co-deputy director, with Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Fox News Digital has learned.
“I am thrilled to welcome Andrew Bailey as the FBI co-department director,” Bandy told Fox News Digital. “He has served as a prestigious state Attorney General and is a decorated war veteran, who brings expertise and dedication to service. Their leadership and commitment to the country will be a tremendous assets because we work together to carry forward President Trump’s mission.”
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“The FBI will always bring the biggest talent to this country as the head of the federal government under the Department of Justice, when an overwhelming majority of American people can be determined when an overwhelming majority of American people chose President Donald J. Trump again, told Fox News Digital that Belly said that he was” continuing “.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will work as a co-departed director of FBI, with Deputy Director Dan Bongino. (Bill Clarke/CQ-Roll Call, Ink Getty Image)
As the Attorney General of Missouri, Bailey launched the anti-human trafficking task force and addressed more than 1,100 reports in Missouri. He also approved the backlog of sexual harassment forensic evidence (safe) kit to improve prosecution of sexual harassment cases.
Bailey’s office also defended St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in Civil Ritigation and has constantly advocated for law enforcement. Bailey was supported by the Missouri Fraternational Order of Police.
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Bailey’s office reported an increase of 133% in trial court-level criminal prosecution.
Belly has held public officials accountable as Attorney General during his time. He demanded the resignation of a Sheriff for financial mismanagement and misconduct, and, separately, announced a grand jury prosecution against the theft and violation of the Election Act against the executive of a St. Louis County.
Attorney General Palm Bandi speaks on 15 July 2025 during a news conference at the DEA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Image)
“I am always grateful to the opportunity to serve as the co-department director of the Bureau of Investigation Bureau,” Bailey told Fox News Digital. “I expand my deepest gratitude to President Trump, American Attorney General Bandy and Director Patel, who for the privilege to join his declared mission to re -rescue the US.”
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A senior administration official told Fox News Digital that President Donald Trump “wanted to prosecute bad people, illegally deported and see corrupt politicians accountable.”
“We need all hands on the deck to meet all these important goals,” the official said. “Andrew Bailey will serve as a reliable, experienced hands to help the Attorney General Bandy and FBI director Patel fulfill the President’s mission.”
FBI director Kash Patel along with Attorney General Palm Bondi is bringing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as Additional Deputy Director of the Bureau. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Getty Image)
The FBI, under the leadership of Patel, has already seen 19,000 nationwide arrests – this has doubled the arrest of 2024.
According to the FBI, 1,600 persons of them have been arrested for violent crimes against children – including 270 arrests for human smugglers. One thousand foreign terrorist organizations have been arrested by investigation, and in 2025, three of the “Top 10 Most Wanted” have been arrested.
Patel’s FBI has saved 4,000 child victims – an increase of 33% from 2025; Seized 1,500 kg of fentinyl; And seized 6,300 kg of Menthafetamine.
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A senior official told Fox News Digital that the rate of murder is currently the lowest recorded in history.
Dan Bongino was sworn in as Deputy Director of FBI under Director Kash Patel. (@Fbiddbongino on x
“President Trump wants to see America quickly becoming the safest country in the world, and he has put the best law and order -centric team together in business to meet that goal,” Karolin Lewit told Fox News Digital, “Karolin Lewit told Fox News Digital.
Belly combines between Trump’s extended nature of the agenda of law and order. For the federal acquisition of Washington, DC is in -charge, and FBI is playing a big role.
Bondi announced on Friday that there were about 200 arrests “and count” in the country’s capital, including suspects of murder and illegal gun criminals, the Trump administration made the city federal to deal with the crime.
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Two of the arrested people were suspected, 17 suspected drug smuggling, 39 suspected illegal gun criminals and two sex hunters, Bandy.
Alexandra Coach of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
