‘His Audience Was Really Trump’: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War
Bailey prioritized conservative culture war issues and criticized school diversity policies, drawing both support and legal setbacks before joining the FBI in September 2025.
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'His audience was Trump': New FBI lead accused of abusing AG role to grab attention
After a fight with a Black student in a St. Louis suburb left a white student badly injured in March 2024, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed the school district for unsafe conditions, even though the incident occurred after classes and more than a half-mile from campus.Bailey seized on ...
‘His Audience Was Really Trump’: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War
This article first appeared at ProPublica, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. After a fight with a Black student in a St. Louis suburb left a white student badly injured in March 2024, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed their school district for unsafe conditions, even though the incident occurred after classes and more than a half-m…
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