The Federal Bureau of Investigation is intensifying its probe into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. The move involves deploying 260 investigative analysts to examine claims related to the election, reflecting former President Trump’s ongoing efforts to prove that the election was rigged, despite a lack of evidence supporting such claims.

According to an internal memo obtained by The New York Times, this surge of resources is classified as a ‘priority’ initiative led by Kash Patel, the director of the FBI. The analysts are expected to conduct approximately 708 records checks, although the specific details of these records remain unspecified.

This large-scale deployment of FBI personnel to Georgia’s most populous county is part of the Justice Department’s broader investigation into the 2020 state election. Earlier in January, the FBI conducted a raid on an election warehouse in Fulton County, seizing over 600 boxes of election materials, including original ballots from the 2020 election. However, the affidavit used to justify the raid relied on largely debunked claims of ballot anomalies, which have been reignited within the Trump administration by Kurt Olsen, a known election denier.

The 2020 presidential election has undergone extensive scrutiny over more than five years, with numerous investigations by election officials from both parties, members of Congress, judges, and law enforcement, all dismissing various conspiracy theories proposed by Trump and his supporters. These include unfounded allegations concerning election workers, mail ballots, and voting machines.

Despite these thorough investigations, Trump and his allies persist in pushing their unsupported claims, further eroding trust in the electoral process. They also advocate for the SAVE America Act, federal election legislation criticized by voting rights groups for potentially restricting voting access for many Americans.