FBI Assigns 260 More Officials to Georgia 2020 Election Probe as Trump Push Intensifies
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Updated · CNN · Jul 2
FBI Assigns 260 More Officials to Georgia 2020 Election Probe as Trump Push Intensifies
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 2
Summary
An internal FBI memo designates the Georgia 2020 election investigation a “priority” and calls for 260 additional intelligence officials, some working remotely, to support agents already in the Atlanta area.
The staffing surge follows a January referral from 2020 election denier Kurt Olsen that revived a criminal probe tied to President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was rigged.
FBI agents later served a warrant at a Fulton County elections office, seizing about 700 boxes of election materials, while Justice Department investigators sought details on thousands of election workers involved in the 2020 count.
The Georgia case has become the centerpiece of Trump’s “election integrity” drive, though federal prosecutors have also examined later elections in the state and brought a small number of voter-registration cases.