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5 min readThe FBI is reassigning 260 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia’s most populous county, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press. The memo describes the probe as a priority but does not detail the investigation’s focus. People familiar with the matter, speaking anonymously to discuss internal decision-making, confirmed to the AP that the staffing shift is related to the ongoing probe into the 2020 election in Georgia. The FBI field office in Atlanta declined to comment. The Bureau raided a Fulton County elections office in January, seizing hundreds of boxes of election records and ballots. The county has since sued to get its records back.
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Former special counsel Jack Smith, who brought federal indictments against President Trump, gave his first public interview since resigning from the Justice Department before Trump returned to office. In an hour-long sit-down with MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace, Smith said he believes the rule of law is under attack but not dead under the Trump administration. “The president has it out for these people and he has people who are his former personal lawyers who are gonna do what he says regardless of the facts of law,” Smith said. The interview was a first for Smith, who did not do live interviews during his tenure as special counsel.
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- 1 (00:03) **FBI Shifts 260 Staffers to Georgia 2020 Election Probe** - The FBI is reassigning 260 staffers to investigate the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, according to a memo obtained by the AP.
- 2 (00:51) **Jack Smith Speaks Publicly for First Time** - The former special counsel who brought federal indictments against President Trump gives his first live interview, to MSNBC's Nicole Wallace.
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- 4 (02:49) **U.S. Employers Added Only 57,000 Jobs in June** - Hiring slowed sharply, with job gains less than half the previous month's total, signaling a cautious economic outlook.
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- 7 (04:24) **Couple Charged in Connection with Missing Wisconsin Girl** - Angela Nicolao and Even Birkas were arrested on felony reckless endangerment, burglary, and other charges.
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