JUST IN: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Appointed as Co-Deputy Director of the FBI

Gateway Pundit ^ | August 18, 2025 | Cristina Laila

[Macho MAGA Man]

Pam Bondi and Kash Patel tapped Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to serve as Co-Deputy Director of the FBI.

Fox News reported:

Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are bringing on Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as an additional deputy director of the bureau, Fox News Digital has learned.

Bailey will serve as a co-deputy director, alongside Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Fox News Digital has learned.

“I am thrilled to welcome Andrew Bailey as Co-Deputy Director of the FBI,” Bondi told Fox News Digital. “He has served as a distinguished state attorney general and is a decorated war veteran, bringing expertise and dedication to service. His leadership and commitment to country will be a tremendous asset as we work together to advance President Trump’s mission.”

“The FBI, as the leading investigative body of the federal government under the Department of Justice, will always bring the greatest talent this country has to offer in order to accomplish the goals set forth when an overwhelming majority of American people elected President Donald J. Trump again,” Patel told Fox News Digital, adding that Bailey will be an “integral part of this important mission” and said he looks forward to “the continued fight to save America together.”

Bailey is a staunch Trump supporter and fought against crooked prosecutors targeting Trump with lawfare.

Recall that last year Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against the State of New York, accusing it of an unconstitutional attack on the democratic process through its legal actions against President Donald Trump.

In 2023, Bailey filed a brief at the US Supreme Court to halt Special Counsel Jack Smith’s move to circumvent the appellate court in his January 6 case against President Trump.

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[Captainpaintball]

Ka$h Money lives with his male friend in Las Vegas, and has an Israeli “girlfriend” who lives in his house in Tennessee. She’s never with him in Las Vegas. Hmm...

[Husker24]

Or Bongino gave them the heads up he’s leaving.

[FreeReign]

I wonder how Bongino really, really feels about this.

I'm sure there is plenty of work for both of them.

[cgbg]

So far everyone here is trying to dodge the other possible scenario.

Bongino was given the heads up he is leaving.

In large organizations one way to “ease” you out is to have your clone show up and report to work.

[qaz123]

Put it military terms.

You have unit commander

Then you have:

G-1. managing human resources, personnel readiness, and administrative support

G-2. Intel

G-3. Operations.

It’ll be interesting to see how that all shakes out with who being where. And if rumors turn out to be fact DOJ needs legit help.

Didn’t he say at one of his impromptu pressers…I have everything. Or something like that. Wonder why they went to Mar A Lago

[Albion Wilde]

Wait. Is a co-Deputy the same as a Deputy, or does he answer to the Deputy? Not sure I’ve heard of such a thing.

Several of the major agencies have several deputies who answer to the Cabinet Secretary at the top, as Kash is of the FBI. The Pentagon has five or six (called undersecretaries of defense) who answer to the SecDef, for one instance.

[Albion Wilde]

What nonsense.

[Romans Nine]

Geez, no kidding, what in the world……….

[fidelis]

Several of the major agencies have several deputies who answer to the Cabinet Secretary at the top, as Kash is of the FBI. The Pentagon has five or six (called undersecretaries of defense) who answer to the SecDef, for one instance.

Thanks. I was just a little curious about the title "co-Deputy" as I don't ever remember hearing it specifically used as a title in a government office. In common usage, one top official usually command one or more Deputies (as in law enforcement and some fire departments), but never, as far as I know, "co-Deputies".

[Captainpaintball]

Maybe he didn’t like that a child sex offender/abuser from Israel was allowed to escape back to israel. Maybe that’s the reason?

[Albion Wilde]

never, as far as I know, "co-Deputies".

It is an innovation in the FBI. One of the great comments upthread was that the series of lib/prog abuses of our Constitutional order have taken a century to amass, and need more key leaders to unravel. I hope this works well for the agency and the People.

[Albion Wilde]

If you were in a position to actually know something or have evidence, it would be one thing, but people who do know national security secrets are highly unlikely to be posting on social media, because they know it can get them unalive. So you're just passing gas, and idle snark. There are a number of astute observers of the national scene on this forum, but your Hollywood gossip fails to impress.

All I can go on are my close observations of Trump's career since the 70s, and particularly during the past 20 years. IMHO, he has not converted to Judaism, your anti-semitic suspicions notwithstanding.

[Bonemaker]

I suspect they will have different turf to be responsible for. Free up Dan from some admin BS so he’s probably fine with it. My guess.

[EVO X]

What is interesting is Patel brought in outside help instead of promoting from within. What I’ve read and heard is the FBI is divided into 2 factions. One group wants the FBI cleaned up while the other faction considers the current directors as a hostile takeover. It will be interesting to see what happens. Is Bongino getting ready to leave or does he just need extra help cleaning out the vipers nests?

[trebb]

Giving the rest of the crew support - many are pissed that Bondi isn’t doing more, but she has a Herculean Labor ahead in order to do it right and Constitutionally.

[CodeToad]

AB is awesome! I thought he should have been AG.