On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel welcomed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as a co-deputy director of the FBI, a surprise decision that signals an uncertain future for Bongino, who will now share that role.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will serve as the FBI's co-deputy director, alongside the law enforcement agency's current second-in-command, Dan Bongino.

The FBI’s deputy director had sparred with Pam Bondi over the administration’s backtrack on the Epstein files.

Pam Bondi has "won the power struggle" over Dan Bongino amid blowback over the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe, a new report reveals.

President Donald Trump appointed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as FBI co-deputy director alongside Dan Bongino on August 18, 2025. The move comes amid tensions over the Jeffrey Epstein files,

Bailey will now serve alongside Bongino in the number-two role, Patel and Bondi confirmed to Fox News Digital, which first broke the story. Bongino, who was appointed as the FBI’s sole deputy director earlier this year, shocked colleagues in July when he largely isolated himself from internal operations following the Epstein files dispute.

The move appears to diminish the authority of the current deputy director, Dan Bongino, whose tumultuous tenure has included a pitched argument over files related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Former podcaster reportedly had bitter argument with Attorney General Pam Bondi last month over the handling of government documents related to the deceased pedophile

Dan Bongino will be getting another pair of hands to help with the demanding task of being the deputy director of the FBI after President Donald Trump announced that he had tapped Andrew Bailey to serve alongside him.

Morale is already low at the FBI, but an analyst warned things are about to get worse.The FBI typically has a director and deputy director to lead the federal law enforcement agency, but pairing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as co-deputy director alongside former conservative podcast host

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has been tapped to serve as co-deputy director of the FBI. He will serve as second-in-command of the bureau alongside Dan Bongino. CBS News justice reporter Jak