President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the investigation into Fulton County’s alleged voter fraud will determine a “true winner” of the 2020 election in Georgia.
“There should be nothing wrong with the fact that they went in, got ballots from a while ago, and they’re going to look at them, and now they’re going to find out the true winner” of the state, Trump said in an interview with NBC’s Tom Llamas.
The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton County election facility, seizing ballots and election records tied to the election that named former President Joe Biden the winner. Fulton County has since sued the Trump administration for repossession of the files taken.
Trump said he personally is not doing anything in Fulton County, but said the FBI went in because of the “cheating” that took place in 2020.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was notably in attendance at the raid. Her position typically has no domestic law enforcement authority and oversees intelligence agencies that are not permitted to operate on U.S. soil.
Llamas asked why Gabbard was present during the raid in Georgia.
“I don’t know,” Trump said. “A lot of the cheating comes from — it’s international cheating.”
Trump went on to explain that the involvement of any foreign nation in American elections would, in turn, require someone in Gabbard’s role to step up.
White House officials have shared sentiments similar to the president’s and said Gabbard has been examining records from the 2020 elections. They said she has been looking into claims of foreign interference and weak spots in election infrastructure.
In discussing the midterm elections, Llamas asked Trump if he would “trust” the results if Republicans lose control of Congress.
“I will, if the elections are honest,” the president said. “We just had a great election.”
Llamas also asked about Trump’s previous mention of a plan to “nationalize” elections.
“I didn’t say ‘nationalize.’ I said there are some areas in our country that are extremely corrupt,” Trump said.
However, during an appearance on the Dan Bongino podcast on Monday, Trump did use the word.
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“The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that are so crooked,” Trump said Monday.
Trump reiterated his push to implement voter ID and said it will help stop election corruption. He added that although Democrats don’t want voter ID, Democratic voters do.
