"When the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month, the decision was based on debunked claims from election deniers and came after a referral from a White House lawyer who tried to overturn the 2020 election, a search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday reveals. The FBI's investigation originated from a referral sent by Kurt Olsen, an"
"Other witnesses include two Trump-aligned members of the Georgia state election board whom Trump publicly praised as pitbulls at a 2024 rally. Those two members are Janice Johnston and Janelle King, who is married to Kelvin King, a current candidate for Georgia secretary of state. The unprecedented raid has only elevated concern Donald Trump will seek to interfere in this year's midterm elections. That worry escalated further when it emerged that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was present at the Fulton county raid."
The FBI executed a raid on the Fulton County election office after receiving a referral tied to Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who sought to overturn the 2020 election. Olsen began working at the White House last year to investigate alleged election fraud and urged justice department officials to act at the Supreme Court. FBI witnesses included conservative activists whose claims have been repeatedly investigated and debunked, plus Trump-aligned Georgia election board members Janice Johnston and Janelle King. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was present and is said to be running a separate investigation, raising concerns about midterm election interference.
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