Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines' appearance in Fulton County is also becoming a hot topic on social media X. Director Haines is seen outside the Fulton County Election Management Center in Union City, Georgia, on the 28th (local time), making a phone call. [Photo = Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters/X]

The appearance of Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the highest intelligence official in the Trump administration, in Fulton County has sent the American left into a panic.

Reuters reported on the 29th (local time) that "Director Avril Haines and FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe appeared together at the scene of the FBI's search and seizure of the election office in Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia."

It added that the search was "in response to President Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud."

A law enforcement official, who requested anonymity, stated, "The FBI seized computers and ballots stored at the facility, keeping in mind the possibility of election fraud."

A Fulton County government official related to the search and seizure said, "The warrant requested various records related to the 2020 election," adding, "This is the most recent action in a case where the Trump administration believes it was unfairly treated by the Department of Justice."

FBI agents are seen outside the Fulton County Election Management and Operations Center in Union City. [Photo = The Atlanta Journal]

Fulton County Commissioner Moriah Ivory said, "I have confirmed that a warrant was issued. Federal authorities have collected 700 boxes of ballots from a secure location."

However, a video posted on social media from inside the election center criticized, "Trump is trying to create chaos to benefit the Republican Party in the November midterm elections."

Ivory further commented to reporters, "The federal government's intrusion is an attack on voters," and added, "Local authorities are reviewing legal measures to prevent this."

Reuters reported that "the search came a week after Trump announced in Davos, Switzerland, that 'the 2020 vote was a rigged election'," recalling that Trump had said at the time, "People told me they would be prosecuted for what they did."

However, multiple media outlets reported that the search was conducted after the State Election Board decided by a 3-to-2 vote to subpoena all of Fulton County's 2020 election-related records, following Fulton County's refusal to cooperate with the State Election Board and its decision to form its own election monitoring team for the 2024 elections.

Trump announces in Davos, Switzerland, that "the 2020 vote was a rigged election." [Photo = White House]

A photo of Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines that is gaining traction on social media X. Director Haines is seen outside the Fulton County Election Management Center in Union City, Georgia, on the 28th (local time), making a phone call. [Photo = Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters/X]

Meanwhile, Director Haines' appearance has set social media ablaze.

Netizens expressed excitement, stating, "DNI Avril Haines investigated the 2020 fraud allegations, including the seizure of ballots at the Fulton County election site in Georgia that the FBI raided today," and "The photos show her making an urgent phone call and overseeing the FBI operation on site."

They also voiced, "The left is flustered by Avril's appearance. She has activated truth-seeking mode."

They then called on Director Haines to expose the fraud.

He exclaimed with emotion.

"After seizing ballots and reviewing records, Trump was right. The cover-up is crumbling! America deserves to know the full truth about the 2020 election fraud."

Fulton County, located in Atlanta, Georgia's largest city, is a Democratic stronghold and the place where Biden received an overwhelming number of votes in the 2020 election.

Reuters reported that "Trump exerted all sorts of pressure to overturn the 2020 election results," and "multiple hand recounts of ballots confirmed that Biden won the state by a narrow margin."

However, people argued, "Reuters' claims themselves reveal that many votes were fraudulent."

Meanwhile, President Trump stated, "I am suing the Georgia State Court for $6.2 million in legal costs this month. These costs were incurred in connection with the election interference criminal indictment filed by Fulton County Chief Prosecutor Fani Willis."

Reporter Lim Yo-hee