Gabbard spokesperson says Trump and Bondi both asked intel chief to be present for FBI Fulton County search
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Washington — A spokesperson for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says both President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi asked Gabbard to be present for an FBI search of the elections headquarters in Fulton County, Georgia, last week, after Gabbard and Mr. Trump offered seemingly conflicting explanations for her presence.
Washington — A spokesperson for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says both President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi asked Gabbard to be present for an FBI search of the elections headquarters in Fulton County, Georgia, last week, after Gabbard and Mr. Trump offered seemingly conflicting explanations for her presence.
"As the president said, he asked for Director Gabbard to be there," Gabbard spokesperson Alexa Henning wrote on X. "Attorney General Bondi also asked for her to be there. Two things can be true at the same time."
In a letter to Democratic lawmakers Monday, Gabbard said her presence "was requested by the president." She also said she "facilitated" a brief phone call between the president and FBI agents who carried out the search, although she also said the president didn't offer the agents any directives.
Gabbard's attendance at the search elicited strong criticism from Democrats, who said the intelligence chief should not be involved in domestic law enforcement operations. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, earlier this week called on Gabbard to testify under oath, saying she "needs to explain why she believed it was appropriate to involve herself in a domestic criminal investigation."
On Thursday morning at the National Prayer Breakfast, the president said Gabbard attended the search "at Pam's insistence," referring to Bondi.
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