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DNI Gabbard Attends FBI Search of Georgia 2020 Election Facility

Published 30 January 2026

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attended an FBI search of an elections facility in Fulton County, Georgia, on Wednesday, as agents seized documents and materials related to the 2020 presidential election.

The operation, authorized by a court warrant, targeted ballots, voting records, machine data, tabulator tapes, ballot images from the initial count and subsequent recounts, and voter rolls used in the election. Federal officials described the search as part of an ongoing investigation into potential violations of federal election laws, including record retention requirements and allegations of fraudulent voting. Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, was a focal point in the close 2020 contest, where Joe Biden secured a narrow victory in Georgia. Multiple audits and reviews since then have upheld the results, with no evidence found of widespread irregularities that could have changed the outcome.

Gabbard, who has been leading a federal review of the 2020 election for several months, was photographed at the site wearing a baseball cap and speaking on a cellphone near vehicles being loaded with boxes of materials. Administration officials stated that her presence...

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