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Andrew Bailey, who served as the FBI's deputy director and oversaw probes into election integrity during the 2020 elections, has resigned after about a year. He thanked President Trump for his service and expressed pride in his work while acknowledging difficulty settling in due to distance from family. His departure comes following efforts to reform the FBI, including a crackdown on violent crime that resulted in over 90 arrests and seizures of numerous weapons and funds.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Andrew Bailey, a co-deputy director of the FBI and former Missouri attorney general, announced his resignation after just over one year at the bureau. He cited the desire to return to his family in Missouri as the reason for leaving. Bailey joined the FBI under President Donald Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanche, supporting then-FBI Director Kash Patel. In his role, he oversaw investigations related to the 2020 U.S. election integrity. His departure comes amid concerns about politicization within the bureau and questions around its leadership stability.
Written for “FBI Leadership Resignations” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.
The former Missouri attorney general will be returning to his home state a little more than a year after he started in Washington.
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he → return → Washington
“I want to thank President Trump, @AGToddBlanche, and @FBIDirectorKash for the opportunity to serve in the FBI,” Bailey said in a statement posted on X.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we have delivered historic results in our mission to Make America Safe Again,” he added.
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he → want → mission
“With great pride in what we have accomplished, I am announcing that I am stepping down to return to my family in Missouri.”
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I → accomplish → Missouri
“I am confident Director [Kash] Patel will continue to reform the FBI, combat violent crime, defend the homeland, ensure strong organizational accountability, and restore public trust in this institution of excellence,” Bailey also said.
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Bailey → continue → excellence
A source familiar with the situation told The Post that Bailey had difficulty settling in at the bureau and had struggled with being so distant from his family back in Missouri.
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Bailey → tell → Missouri
“I want to thank Andrew Bailey for his dedicated service to return the FBI to its core mission and fulfill President Trump’s promise to make America safe again,” Patel said in a statement.
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Patel → want → statement
“Although Andrew is leaving the FBI in order to return to his family in Missouri, his fantastic contribution instituting critical reforms which resulted in our historic success will live on,” the bureau boss added.
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boss → leave → success
“Andrew’s leadership at the FBI will be missed but we are grateful he answered the call to serve!
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he → miss → call
But Bailey served alongside Bongino for the next four months, leading a crackdown on violent crime in St. Louis that netted more than 90 arrests, the seizure of three dozen guns and $310,000 in ill-gotten gains, according to the Missouri Times.
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