Politics

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."

On Thursday morning at the National Prayer Breakfast, the president said Gabbard attended the search "at Pam's insistence," referring to Bondi.

"She took a lot of heat two days ago because she went in, at Pam's insistence, she went in, and she looked at votes that want to be checked out from Georgia," Mr. Trump said. "They say, 'Why is she doing it?' Right, Pam? 'Why is she doing it?' Because Pam wanted her to do it."