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.

On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel welcomed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as a co-deputy director of the FBI, a surprise decision that signals an uncertain future for Bongino, who will now share that role.

Pam Bondi has "won the power struggle" over Dan Bongino amid blowback over the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe, a new report reveals.

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.

The FBI’s deputy director had sparred with Pam Bondi over the administration’s backtrack on the Epstein files.

Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, the current United States attorney for the District of Columbia, reportedly turned down President Donald Trump's offer for a job at the FBI because she did not want to work under Director Kash Patel.

FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that the U.S. is on pace to record its lowest murder rate in modern history, as the president moved to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and take control of the city’s police force.