{"id":2561038,"date":"2026-02-01T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blanche-says-i-dont-know-why-gabbard-was-present-at-fbi-raid-8\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:34:07","slug":"blanche-says-i-dont-know-why-gabbard-was-present-at-fbi-raid-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blanche-says-i-dont-know-why-gabbard-was-present-at-fbi-raid-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Blanche says &#8216;I don&#8217;t know&#8217; why Gabbard was present at FBI raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblanche-says-i-dont-know-why-gabbard-was-present-at-fbi-raid-8%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2561038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he does not know why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during an FBI court-authorized raid on a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility.Photographs showed Gabbard at the scene,but Blanche told CNN she was not part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President ... Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">grand jury investigation<\/a>; he described her as an election-integrity expert who can access classified material and \u201cgo where she needs to go.\u201d blanche urged that the matter is a U.S. attorney-led grand jury probe and suggested people are trying to read more into Gabbard\u2019s presence than is warranted. Former President Trump praised Gabbard\u2019s work on election integrity, while Sen. Jon Ossoff warned the raid could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >signal troubling interference ahead<\/a> of the midterms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Deputy attorney general says &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t know&rsquo; why Gabbard was present at Georgia FBI raid<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489762\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday he was unaware of why National Intelligence Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4431881\/counterterrorism-unit-warns-lone-actor-threats-during-america-250-celebrations\/\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> was present for an FBI raid on a Georgia election facility.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4442214\/trump-fbi-raid-georgia-election-jim-antle\/\">FBI<\/a> carried out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raids-home-of-gabby-petito-fiance-removes-parents-declares-crime-scene\/\" title=\"...s Home Of Gabby Petito Fiance, Removes Parents, Declares Crime Scene\">court-authorized search warrant<\/a> on Wednesday at the facility in Fulton County, Georgia, a state where President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4441587\/defeat-out-of-jaws-of-victory-gop-reckons-with-trump-ice-blunders\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has regularly challenged the 2020 election results. Photos shared online show Gabbard at the search, raising questions about her involvement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4442214\/trump-fbi-raid-georgia-election-jim-antle\/\">Trump looking &#8216;backwards&#8217; with FBI raid on Georgia election facility: Jim Antle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4440654\/trump-immigration-losses-minnesota-courts-despite-appeals\/\">Trump faces flurry of immigration losses in Minnesota lower courts despite appeals court win<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4442040\/richard-cox-sex-offender-evidence-thrown-out-before-trial\/\">Sex offender tries to get key evidence thrown out ahead of trial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard enters the Fulton County Election HUB as the FBI takes Fulton County 2020 Election ballots, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Georgia, near Atlanta. (AP Photo\/Mike Stewart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pressed on why the director of national intelligence was seen at the raid, Blanche said, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4441976\/left-wing-agitator-attack-officer-los-angeles-bass-warn-military\/\">LEFT-WING AGITATORS ATTACK OFFICERS IN LOS ANGELES AS BASS WARNS CONDUCT MAY BRING MILITARY BACK TO CITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She is not part of the grand jury investigation, but she is for sure a key part of our efforts at election integrity and making sure that we have free and fair elections,&rdquo; Blanche said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>. &ldquo;She&lsquo;s an expert in that space, and it&lsquo;s a big part of what she and her team look at every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3353644&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1a4a05a6549552d1de527ad0916d6a8d\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;But beyond that, I don&lsquo;t &mdash; like I said before, this is a grand jury investigation being conducted by a U.S. attorney, and that&lsquo;s where we have to leave it for now,&rdquo; Blanche said.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche also said there is &ldquo;a lot of classified information around voter integrity&rdquo; and said Gabbard can &ldquo;go where she needs to go.&rdquo; He added that people &ldquo;want to make something out&rdquo; of Gabbard at Fulton County &ldquo;that does not exist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4442214\/trump-fbi-raid-georgia-election-jim-antle\/\"><strong>TRUMP LOOKING &lsquo;BACKWARDS&rsquo; WITH FBI RAID ON GEORGIA ELECTION FACILITY: JIM ANTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4440129\/trump-tulsi-gabbard-georgia-fbi-raid-election\/\">Trump said a day after the raid that Gabbard is &ldquo;working very hard on trying to keep the election safe&rdquo;<\/a> regarding why she was in Georgia and added that &ldquo;you&rsquo;re going to see some interesting things happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), who is seeking reelection this November, has deemed the FBI&rsquo;s search as &ldquo;a shot across the bow at the midterm elections.&rdquo; He also said people must prepare for any &ldquo;shenanigans&rdquo; the president pursues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy AG: I don&#8217;t know why Gabbard was there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2561039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26029046204227-e1769965950781.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[25914,32501,36160,37690],"class_list":["post-2561038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blanche","tag-fbi-raid","tag-political-controversy","tag-tulsi-gabbard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26029046204227-e1769965950781.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2561038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2561043,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561038\/revisions\/2561043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2561039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2561038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2561038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2561038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}