In Surprise Move, Trump Taps Missouri Attorney General to Help Run F.B.I. [View all]
Source: NYT
The Trump administration said on Monday that it had tapped the Missouri attorney general, Andrew Bailey, to be a deputy director of the F.B.I., in what many rank-and-file agents described as a surprising arrangement.
Mr. Bailey would join the current deputy director, Dan Bongino, who as a popular right-wing podcast host repeatedly railed against the bureau, in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the agency. Since taking the post — a sprawling task that includes overseeing dozens of field offices around the country, as well as personnel assigned around the world — Mr. Bongino has vocally complained about the toll the job has taken on him.
“Thrilled to welcome Andrew Bailey as our new FBI co-deputy director,” Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, wrote on social media. “As Missouri’s attorney general, he took on the swamp, fought weaponized government, and defended the Constitution. Now he is bringing that fight to DOJ.”
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Mr. Trump once briefly considered nominating Mr. Bailey to be the attorney general, and during the transition discussed selecting him to be the F.B.I. director. But the president, who likes aggressive personalities, found him too laid back and somewhat lackluster, according to people briefed on the meetings at the time.
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