He said AG Pam Bondi ordered her to be there, after Gabbard said Trump did.

President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for an operation at an election center. It was the administration’s fourth explanation for her presence.

After intense criticism from some election officials after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during an FBI search of an elections office in Georgia last week, Gabbard defended her actions by pointing to a slew of intelligence laws and policies.

The intelligence director defends her Fulton County presence, calling congressional accusations "blatantly false and slanderous."

Fulton County officials are sounding a national alarm this week, claiming that the FBI’s seizure of 700 boxes of election records—supervised by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard—points to a much broader federal agenda.

A complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political reasons.

The Trump administration raided a Georgia election office this week, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was photographed at the scene, speaking on the phone with someone. The photo stunned Seth Meyers on Monday,