“My life has been defined by a call to service, and I am once again answering that call, this time at the national level,” Bailey said in a news release announcing his departure.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday named Republican Catherine Hanaway as the state’s next attorney general to succeed Andrew Bailey, who is resigning to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the volume or work needed to crack down on crime is why Bongino is getting help.