FBI, Dan Bongino and Uncertain Future
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President Donald Trump appointed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as FBI co-deputy director alongside Dan Bongino on August 18, 2025. The move comes amid tensions over the Jeffrey Epstein files,
The move appears to diminish the authority of the current deputy director, Dan Bongino, whose tumultuous tenure has included a pitched argument over files related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A review of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has sparked a conflict between Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, sources say.