Kash Patel Names FBI Agent Raia as Deputy After Bongino’s Exit

FBI Director Kash Patel selected Christopher Raia, a career counter-terrorism official who led the investigation into the 2025 New Orleans New Year’s attack, as co-deputy director of the bureau.

Raia most recently served as assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office, one of the bureau’s most prominent posts. He will share deputy director responsibilities with Andrew Bailey, the former Missouri attorney general who was appointed co-deputy director in August 2025.

Christopher Raia

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The announcement comes a week after Dan Bongino, a conservative podcaster who served as deputy director, left the post following clashes with Attorney General ...