Overview
- Andrew Bailey announced on Monday that he is stepping down from the FBI to return to his family in Missouri, posting a farewell on X and thanking President Donald Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and Director Kash Patel.
- Bailey held a newly created co‑deputy director post for about a year after joining in August 2025, a role that departed from the bureau’s long‑standing single deputy structure.
- He oversaw election‑related work at the FBI and was present during the January search of the Fulton County election operation, giving him a direct role in high‑profile election inquiries.
- Multiple outlets reported Bailey’s resignation will take effect around Oct. 2 and said he and Patel sometimes had a strained working relationship, a dynamic described by anonymous sources.
- Bailey’s exit leaves Christopher Raia as the remaining deputy and adds to a string of senior departures that could affect continuity in the bureau’s management and its handling of sensitive investigations before the midterms.