Andrew Bailey, the FBI's co-deputy director who held the newly created position since September 2025, announced his resignation on September 28 after barely a year in the role. Bailey, who oversaw some of Trump's election crackdown investigations, said he was stepping down to spend time with his family.
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FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey, who joined the FBI in the newly created position in September 2025 to work alongside then-Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is stepping down, two people familiar with the matter tell NBC News.
Andrew Bailey, who joined the FBI as a co-deputy director, announced he would be stepping aside from his role at the bureau. NBC News' Ryan Reilly has details on the announcement and his work under FBI Director Kash Patel.
Bailey, who oversaw some of Trump’s election crackdown investigations, to resign about a year after assuming role Andrew Bailey, a deputy director of the FBI who has been overseeing some of Trump’s election-related investigations, will step down from his position approximately one year after assuming his role. “I am announcing that I am stepping down to return to my family in Missouri,” Bailey wro
Federal Bureau of Investigation co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is resigning from the bureau to spend time with his family, he announced in a post on social media.
FBI deputy director Andrew Bailey, a Trump appointee overseeing his election-related investigations, will step down and ‘return to his family in Missouri’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Andrew Bailey will resign as FBI co-deputy director about a year after assuming the position