In under three years, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey built a track record for using his office to oppose abortion even though voters supported it, filing lawsuits on culture-war issues and defending Donald Trump.

Bailey was named a couple weeks ago to be a co-deputy director at the FBI and is expected to take office Monday. "My life has been defined by a call to service, and I am once again answering that call, this time at the national level," he said in accepting the post. He resigns his state position effective Monday.

He'll be stepping into the FBI as it faces heavy turnover under President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi. The agency faces accusations by Democrats of abusing its powers to punish Trump opponents and even some Republicans say it has mishandled informati

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