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Patel and Bailey Conflict
- FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey announced his resignation on Monday, September 28 2026, posting on X.
- The resignation adds to a wave of FBI exits, heightening worries about agency stability, eroding trust, revealing internal friction between Director Kash Patel and Bailey.
- Bailey had served as co-deputy director for just over a year, appointed in August 2025.
- He thanked U.S. President Donald Trump and Director Kash Patel in his X resignation post.
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