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.

In what appears to be a first for the FBI, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced Monday that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will serve as co-deputy director of the agency after a rift arose last month with Deputy Director Dan Bongino.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel have appointed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to serve as bureau co-deputy director alongside Dan Bongino, Fox News Digital first reported on Monday and Axios can confirm.