Five Wins That Trump’s New Deputy FBI Director Scored as Missouri Attorney General

President Donald Trump announced this week that Missouri’s Republican attorney general, Andrew Bailey, will join Dan Bongino as co-deputy director of the FBI.

“He has served as a distinguished attorney general for Missouri and is a decorated war veteran, bringing expertise and dedication to service,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said. “His leadership and commitment to country will be a tremendous asset as we work together to advance President Trump’s mission. While we know this is undoubtedly a great loss for Missouri, it is a tremendous gain for America.”

Bailey said of his appointment: “My life has been defined by a call to service, and I am once again answering that call, this time, at the national level.” 

Here are five things to know about Bailey’s time as attorney general:

Protecting Kids From Gender Ideology

Bailey won a lawsuit in April to compel Planned Parenthood to produce documents related to the “gender transition” of minors in Missouri.

“This case is not just about documents—it’s about exposing institutions that mislead families, conceal critical information, and prey on vulnerable children under the guise of ‘care,'” Bailey said in a statement at the time. “My office is committed to uncovering the truth, holding bad actors accountable, and cutting through the noise and deception used to normalize irreversible procedures on minors.”

Bailey started investigating the use of “transgender” hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries for minors in the state in March 2023 after a former caseworker at the Washington University Transgender Center said the center rushed children into treatment.

Bailey’s office sent civil investigative demands to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Washington University in St. Louis, and the state’s two branches of Planned Parenthood.

Protecting the Unborn

In January 2023, abortion activists filed suit seeking to dismantle Missouri’s pro-life law, which protects life starting at conception.

Bailey responded by filing a motion to dismiss the legal challenge.

In June 2023, the St. Louis Circuit Court dismissed 10 of the 11 challenges brought by the activists. The following October, the court dismissed the 11th count and granted Bailey’s motion to dismiss.

“Today marks a significant triumph for women and their unborn children as a Missouri court has once again sided with our office in our endeavors to uphold the sanctity of life,” Bailey said at the time.

This July, Bailey filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for allegedly deceiving women about the safety and efficacy of the abortion pill. The petition seeks more than $1.8 million in civil penalties for daily violations of Missouri law and up to $1,000 in damages or restitution for every Missouri woman Planned Parenthood provided abortion pills to in the past five years.

Securing the Border

In November 2024, Bailey and 16 other state attorneys general obtained a court order throwing out the Biden-Harris administration’s “parole in place” rule that allowed millions of illegal immigrants to obtain permanent residency in the U.S.

“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris created a crisis at the southern border, leaving the American people to pay the consequences. In the wake of the federal government’s refusal to act, states like Missouri had no choice but to step in and take action to secure our southern border,” Bailey said at the time. 

The “parole in place” program would have allowed aliens who had been unlawfully present in the United States for 10 or more years to receive a grant of “parole.” Aliens married to a citizen or the stepchild of a citizen would not have been required to leave the country.

Bailey also filed a lawsuit in July 2024 against the Biden administration for reportedly flying illegal aliens to the Show Me State to try to settle them there.

Holding China Accountable

This March, Bailey won a $24 billion judgment in federal court against the Chinese Communist Party for “unleashing the COVID-19 pandemic.”

“This is a landmark victory for Missouri and the United States in the fight to hold China accountable for unleashing COVID-19 on the world,” Bailey said. “China refused to show up to court, but that doesn’t mean they get away with causing untold suffering and economic devastation. We intend to collect every penny by seizing Chinese-owned assets, including Missouri farmland.”

The federal court ruled that Missouri “has established this claim of damages through evidence satisfactory to the court,” proving that China caused and exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bailey announced Missouri would collect the $24 billion judgment and, if necessary, work with the Trump administration to identify and seize Chinese-owned assets in the state.

Deregulating Energy

In 2023, Bailey successfully blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to impose regulations that he said would increase the price of energy for Missourians.

The order prevented the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing the regulations during the appeals process.

“We have secured a court order BLOCKING the Biden administration’s mandate that forces businesses to track and report greenhouse gas emissions,” Bailey said on X at the time. “This mandate would’ve cost Missouri businesses millions of dollars per year.”

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