Trump Administration Backs Spy Chief’s Role in Ballot Raid

Tulsi GabbardPhotographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg

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By Natalia Drozdiak, Myles Miller, and Jamie Tarabay

January 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM UTC

Updated on

January 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM UTC

The Trump administration defended Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s participation in an FBI raid of a Georgia county election office to investigate the 2020 election, while senior Democrats raised concerns about her involvement.

An administration official confirmed that Gabbard was on-site during the Wednesday raid, adding that the DNI chief has a pivotal role in protecting the security and integrity of US elections against interference — including operations targeting voting systems, databases and infrastructure.