FBI, Georgia and election ballots
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The Trump administration has recently escalated its efforts to prove widespread voter fraud in 2020. Election officials and top Republicans have repeatedly said these claims are baseless.
President Donald Trump on Monday said last week’s FBI seizure of Fulton County 2020 election ballots will confirm his belief that the election was stolen from him. The president also told a podcast host that Republicans should consider nationalizing elections or taking over the administration of elections in some states.
Top U.S. intelligence agencies are cooperating with Kurt Olsen, who worked with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard has focused on attacking the so-called deep state after an uneven first year as the director of national intelligence.
The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election.
The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, seeking to take ballots in an investigation that a source told CBS News is linked to the 2020 presidential election.
Six years after President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election results, that campaign is still shaping Georgia’s next big vote