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In Surprise Move, Trump Taps Missouri Attorney General to Help Run F.B.I.

By Devlin Barrett and Maggie Haberman on August 19, 2025

United States Politics And Government
In Surprise Move, Trump Taps Missouri Attorney General to Help Run F.B.I.
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.