Overview
- Andrew Bailey said on Monday that he is stepping down to return to his family in Missouri and the FBI confirmed his resignation will take effect Oct. 2.
- Bailey joined the bureau in September 2025 in an unusual co‑deputy director role and worked alongside Dan Bongino and later career agent Christopher Raia.
- Director Kash Patel publicly thanked Bailey for his service and praised his role in the administration’s reforms of the agency.
- Multiple outlets reported, citing anonymous sources, that Bailey’s relations with Patel were strained and that he was frustrated about career moves and not being named director, though the family reason was offered internally.
- Bailey oversaw election‑related matters, including the Fulton County operation, so his exit adds to turnover questions ahead of the midterm elections and leaves uncertain whether the bureau will return to a single career deputy model.