JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican who has been an ardent backer of President Donald Trump, said Monday that he is resigning to take a leadership position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Bailey, appointed in 2022 by former Gov. Mike Parson, is the third Missouri Attorney General in six years to leave for a position in Washington, D.C.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will resign next month to serve as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, signifying the Missouri litigator’s rapid ascent in President Donald Trump’s political orbit.