It looks that way- Quotes from multiple news articles
Time of India & Daily Mail & Politico
The White House pushed to get a co-deputy director installed at the FBI, insiders tell the Daily Mail.
Missouri’s Attorney General Andrew Bailey revealed that he was brought on as Director Kash Patel’s co-deputy alongside Dan Bongino.
It comes as reports that Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI leadership were at odds over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files review.
“I am proud to announce I have accepted the role of Co-Deputy Director of the FBI,‘ Bailey wrote on X Friday evening.
‘I extend my thanks to [Trump] and [Attorney General Pam Bondi] for the opportunity to serve in the mission to Make America Safe Again,’ he continued in the post. ‘I will protect America and uphold the Constitution.’
And Patel, who has been under immense pressure since the bungled Epstein files release, said Bailey would be an ‘integral part of this important mission’ of restoring America.
Bailey’s appointment comes after fears just last month that Bongino was on his way out of the department after the botched Epstein saga.
Although this appointment..
It may foreshadow Bongino’s eventual exit, clearing the way ..
Administration insiders claim Trump was quietly furious that one of his hand-picked appointees would so publicly go against him.
Bailey, a former prosecutor who has been serving as the attorney general of Missouri since January 2023, interviewed with Trump at Mar-a-Lago during the transition for the role of U.S. Attorney General.
Bailey’s tenure as Missouri AG has included high-profile moves aligned with Trump’s interests, including a long-shot petition filed last year with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to lift the gag order against Trump and delay his New York sentencing until after the Nov. 5 election.