FBI assigns 260 analysts to Georgia 2020 election probe

The FBI is significantly increasing resources for its investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, ordering hundreds of intelligence analysts from across the country to review thousands of records by mid-July. According to an internal memo, FBI Director Kash Patel has directed all field offices to immediately support what the bureau terms a "priority investigation" based in Atlanta.

The directive calls for 260 FBI intelligence officials to be assigned to the effort, with overtime authorized for weekends and holidays. Each analyst is reportedly expected to review more than 700 pages of documents by July 17. Officials familiar with the investigation said the analysts will be examining a wide range of materials, including social media posts, business activity, travel records, and associations between individuals, with the aim of building a case.

This investigative surge follows a series of actions by the Justice Department over the past six months. In January, FBI agents executed a search warrant at an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, seizing hundreds of boxes of ballots, voter rolls, and other election materials. At the time, then-Director of National...