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FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey steps down after one year on the job

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The former Missouri attorney general joined the bureau in a new “co-deputy director” position last year before the departure of Dan Bongino.

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All three outlets frame the item as Andrew Bailey leaving his FBI leadership post after about a year, with Washington Post and the New York Times explicitly identifying him as a top bureau figure. NBC News alone foregrounds that he was the co-deputy director in a newly created role and says two people familiar with the matter said so. The New York Times uniquely mentions he was part of a three-person leadership team.

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