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Trump appointee overseeing election investigations steps down from FBI role
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Andrew Bailey, deputy director of the FBI overseeing some of Trump’s election-related investigations, announced he is stepping down about a year after taking the role to return to his family in Missouri.
- Bailey, a former Missouri attorney general and hardline conservative, served as co-deputy director alongside Dan Bongino and later Christopher Raia; it is unclear if another deputy will be appointed to serve with Raia.
- Bailey had been involved in investigations related to 2020 election ballots in Georgia and was present during the FBI’s search of an election office in Fulton County.
- His resignation comes amid a broader shake-up at the FBI under Director Kash Patel, marked by mass departures of career agents and internal tensions, including reportedly strained relations between Bailey, Raia, and Patel.
- Patel publicly thanked Bailey for his service, highlighting his role in implementing reforms and contributing to the FBI’s recent successes.
