Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has been appointed co-deputy director of the FBI, joining Dan Bongino in a rare power-sharing arrangement. Bailey, a staunch Trump ally, will serve alongside conservative commentator Bongino,

The Trump administration has named Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to a new post of co-deputy director of the FBI alongside Dan Bongino. Bongino, who shared the report on X with the caption "Welcome,

Jensen, a veteran agent who helped oversee the Jan. 6 investigation from his position as chief of the FBI's domestic terrorism section, was given a significant promotion by Patel to be the assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office, one of the largest outposts in the country.

EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are bringing on Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as an additional deputy director of the bureau, Fox News Digital has learned.

Missouri GOP Gov. Mike KeHoe is expected to appoint Bailey's successor, who will serve the remainder of his term.

FBI Director Kash Patel fired an agent with the bureau while accusing him of "poor judgment" and "political weaponization."

A ndrew Bailey, who serves as the Missouri attorney general, has been appointed as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Comey served as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 until his termination in May 2017.