The DOJ's explanation for seeking to seize 2020 election ballots in Georgia was laid bare Feb. 10, after a court forced it to release a key document.

The Trump administration has recently escalated its efforts to prove widespread voter fraud in 2020. Election officials and top Republicans have repeatedly said these claims are baseless.

The document raises new questions for congressional investigators about why the FBI failed to heed its own warnings ahead of the Capitol riot and whether it provides further evidence there was a double standard in federal prosecutions,

Tulsi Gabbard has focused on attacking the so-called deep state after an uneven first year as the director of national intelligence.