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.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday named Republican Catherine Hanaway as the state’s next attorney general to succeed Andrew Bailey, who is resigning to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the volume or work needed to crack down on crime is why Bongino is getting help.