Memo describes Georgia 2020 election probe as ‘priority investigation’
The FBI’s internal memo, obtained by the Associated Press and first reported by MS Now, directs field offices to quickly assign 260 investigative analysts and staff operations specialists to the effort, which it describes as a “priority investigation.” The document calls for each staffer to conduct a check of an estimated 708 records by July 17.
People familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal decision-making confirmed the request was to assist with the Georgia 2020 election investigation.
The probe follows the FBI’s January seizure of hundreds of boxes containing ballots and other election records from Fulton County’s elections facility in Union City. The Justice Department has previously said it is investigating “irregularities that occurred during the 2020 presidential election in the county.”
A Fulton County spokesperson declined to comment, citing a pending investigation.
President Donald Trump and his allies have alleged that widespread election fraud cost him the 2020 election. Georgia’s votes were counted three times, including once by hand, and each count affirmed Joe Biden’s victory.
The investigation continues more than five years after the election as the 2026 midterm elections approach, with Trump continuing to press claims about the 2020 outcome in the state’s most populous county.