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FBI assigns 260 staff members to Georgia 2020 election probe
CNN • • nation
Key Points:
- The FBI has increased its investigation into the 2020 Georgia election by adding 260 intelligence personnel, emphasizing the probe as a "priority" according to an internal memo seen by CNN.
- This expansion comes amid broader efforts by the Justice Department and the Trump administration to intensify election-related investigations, including a referral by election denier Kurt Olsen.
- In January, the FBI executed a warrant at Fulton County's elections office, seizing 700 boxes of election materials as part of the ongoing criminal probe.
- The investigation focuses on President Trump's baseless claims of election fraud in 2020 and includes scrutiny of subsequent elections and voter registration issues in Georgia.
- The Justice Department has also used a grand jury to request information on thousands of election workers involved in the 2020 vote-counting process in Fulton County.
