Overview
- FBI agents executed a magistrate-approved warrant at Fulton County’s elections hub and removed about 700 boxes of 2020 ballots and related records.
- In a letter to congressional intelligence leaders, Tulsi Gabbard said President Trump requested her presence and that she briefly put him on the phone to thank agents, asserting no questions or directives were made.
- Reports from multiple outlets say Trump spoke on speakerphone, praised agents and asked questions, a characterization at odds with Gabbard’s account.
- Federal authorities have not released the probable-cause materials or detailed rationale for the search, and Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Raphael Warnock, are seeking briefings from DOJ.
- Fulton County officials say they will challenge the seizure in court, as Trump urges Republicans to “nationalize” voting and “take over” election administration in select places.