White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defends FBI seizing ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, criticizing media outlets questioning the operation.
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WhiteHousepresssecretaryKarolineLeavitthitbackatmediaoutletsquestioningtheFBI’sseizureofballotsandotherdocumentsrelatedtothe2020electioninFultonCounty,Georgia,afteryearsofthemediaclaimingthatRussiainfluencedthe2016election.
TheFBIexecutedasearchwarrantintheGeorgiacountyhometoAtlantainJanuary,whichincludedDirectorofNationalIntelligenceTulsiGabbarddeployingonthegroundtocarryoutanelectionsecurityassessment.Gabbard’spresencehassparkedoutrageandquestionsfromDemocratsandthemediaoverwhattheycharacterizeasanunusual,politicizedshowofforce.
“Asthedirectorofnationalintelligence,itisapartofMissGabbard’sroletomakesurethatAmericanelectionsarefreeofforeigninterferenceandthatAmericanelectionsaresafeandsecure,”LeavittsaidofGabbard’spresenceinFultonCounty.“AndsotheODNIdirectorisworkingwiththeFBIonthiseffort,andthepresident
