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Deputy AG Says He Doesn’t Know Why DNI Gabbard Was at FBI Search of Georgia Election Office

The Justice Department’s second‑in‑command now says he lacks an explanation for the intelligence chief’s presence during the Fulton County operation.

United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant there in relation to the 2020 election, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter, in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Overview

  • FBI agents executed a magistrate-approved search warrant Wednesday at Fulton County’s election hub, seizing 2020 ballots and records as part of a Justice Department probe.
  • Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that Tulsi Gabbard is not part of the grand jury investigation and that he does not know why she attended the search.
  • The Office of the Director of National Intelligence defended Gabbard’s involvement as election-security work within her authorities focused on foreign threats to voting systems.
  • Democratic lawmakers and some election experts questioned the DNI’s role at a domestic law-enforcement action, warning about blurred lines and potential politicization.
  • Officials have disclosed no foreign nexus to the Fulton County inquiry, though some Georgia sources suspect ODNI is looking for one, and President Trump publicly praised Gabbard’s efforts.