FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey, who oversaw election investigations, resigns effective Oct. 2

Political Guyentist · September 29, 20261 min read

Bailey, the former Missouri attorney general whose portfolio included the January FBI raid on Fulton County's election office, cites a return to his family in Missouri. Christopher Raia stays on as the other co-deputy under Director Kash Patel.

Around the exitReports describe friction between Bailey and Patel before the exit (Washington Examiner).3 details

Reports describe friction between Bailey and Patel before the exit (Washington Examiner).
Two FBI counterterrorism supervisors were recently demoted over their handling of threats against Katie Miller (Washington Examiner).
A senior administration official told Axios: "He did nothing on voter fraud, nothing on election integrity. He quit because he had nothing to do."

What we’re less sure of4 of 8 claims

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Bailey's portfolio included the January FBI raid on Fulton County's election office.
Axios covers his election role and the Fulton raid. WSWS, citing AP, puts Bailey on site. Wikipedia, citing the NYT, says Trump coordinated with Bailey. 'Portfolio included' is a partial inference from his presence and role.
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Bailey cites a return to his family in Missouri as the reason for leaving.
The story attributes the reason to Bailey himself. None of the listed source notes spells out the stated reason, though it is plausible across the resignation reports.
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There was friction between Bailey and Patel before the exit.
The story attributes this to reports in the Washington Examiner. It is characterization from a single outlet and no other listed source corroborates it.
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A senior administration official told Axios: "He did nothing on voter fraud, nothing on election integrity. He quit because he had nothing to do."
The quote is explicitly attributed to an anonymous senior administration official speaking to Axios. That the quote was made is supported, but its substance is one unnamed source's characterization.