Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will serve as the FBI's co-deputy director, alongside the law enforcement agency's current second-in-command, Dan Bongino.

Missouri's attorney general is resigning to take a leadership position with the FBI. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey says Monday that he is resigning effective Sept. 8 and will serve as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Bailey, a 44-year-old Army veteran from Rhineland, had never held an elected office before former Gov. Mike Parson chose him in late 2022.