Headed to the FBI, Missouri’s Andrew Bailey opposed abortion, backed Trump

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Andrew Bailey as he took office as Missouri state attorney general in January, 2023. He’ll be stepping into the FBI as it faces heavy turnover under President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi. He was appointed attorney general in 2023 and won re-election in 2024. Andrew Bailey is sworn into office as Missouri attorney general in 2023. It was purely performative.”After voters legalized abortion , Bailey tried to require the enforcement of some laws remaining on the books that would have made it almost inaccessible.