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Andrew Bailey, a deputy director of the FBI who has been overseeing investigations related to former President Donald Trump's election activities, announced his resignation via X (formerly Twitter) amid an ongoing shake-up at the bureau. Bailey took up the position in September 2025 and had been working alongside Christopher Raia since January of this year when Dan Bongino left the FBI. His departure comes as part of broader changes under Director Kash Patel, who has seen numerous career agents leave due to perceived political bias or concerns about retribution for following orders they disagree with.
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,
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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.
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who → oversee → role
“I am announcing that I am stepping down to return to my family in Missouri,” Bailey wrote in an X post on Monday amid an ongoing shake-up at the bureau.
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Bailey → announce → bureau
“I am confident Director 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,” he added, thanking FBI director Kash Patel, Donald Trump and attorney general Todd Blanche.
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he → continue → Patel
Bailey, a hardline conservative and former attorney general of Missouri, began serving in the unusual co-deputy director position with former deputy Dan Bongino, a podcaster who had no formal FBI experience, in September 2025.
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who → begin → September
Since Bongino left the FBI in January, Bailey has been serving as co-deputy director with Christopher Raia, a former FBI special agent and New York field office official.
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Bailey → leave → Raia
It is unclear whether Trump plans to pick another deputy director to serve alongside Raia.
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Trump → plan → Raia
In his role at the FBI, Bailey had been overseeing some of Trump’s election-related investigations, including one related to 2020 ballots in Georgia.
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Bailey → oversee → Georgia
He was present in January when FBI agents executed a search warrant at an election office in Fulton county and seized ballots among other materials from the 2020 presidential election.
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agents → execute → election
MS Now was the first to report on Bailey’s resignation.
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MS → report → resignation
Under Patel’s leadership, the FBI has seen mass departures of career agents, some of whom have been forced out for perceived political bias; some have left voluntarily for fear of retribution or to avoid carrying out orders they do not agree with.
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they → see → orders
Though Bailey said he was leaving to spend more time with family, a New York Times report indicated that Bailey and Raia had somewhat of a contentious relationship with Patel and went long stretches without speaking to each other.
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Bailey → say → other
When asked for comment, the FBI referred the Guardian to Bailey’s social media post announcing his resignation.
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FBI → ask → resignation
On X, Patel thanked Bailey for his dedicated service.
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Patel → thank → service
“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.
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which → 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
!” Patel wrote.
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Patel → write → ?
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