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August 18, 2025administration personnel actionexecutive accountabilitylaw enforcementpublic messagingJusticeAccountabilityThe Epstein Files

Bondi and Patel announce Andrew Bailey will share FBI deputy director role with Bongino

Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey would join FBI leadership as co-deputy director with Dan Bongino. The personnel move followed weeks of internal and public tension over Epstein file handling and was later cited in reporting on the administration response to the backlash.