Two FBI agents fired for refusing to join Georgia 2020 election probe - The Weekend - MS NOW

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We're just days away from the confirmation hearing for Trump’s former defense attorney and now acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the 88th U.S. Attorney General. During his tenure, political rivals have been targeted, journalists have been subpoenaed, and election officials have been threatened not in the pursuit of upholding the rule of law, but upholding the rule of one man.

Plus, MS NOW is reporting that “Two Atlanta-based FBI intelligence analysts were fired last week after refusing to participate in the Trump administration’s investigation of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election,” according to three people familiar with the matter. MS NOW legal analysts Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann join “The Weekend” to discuss. - Aired on 07/12/2026.

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1. MS NOW-FBI analysts fired after refusing to join Georgia 2020 election probe

The analysts, a husband and wife, told colleagues they did not believe the Trump administration’s investigation was justified, sources told MS NOW.

MS NOW: Two Atlanta-based FBI intelligence analysts were fired last week after refusing to participate in the Trump admin's investigation of Georgia's 2020 election.

The analysts told colleagues they did not believe the investigation was justified under FBI and DOJ policies.

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Two Atlanta-based FBI intelligence analysts were fired last week after refusing to participate in the Trump administration’s investigation of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, three people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.

The analysts, a husband and wife, told colleagues they did not believe the investigation was justified under FBI and Justice Department policies, the people said, adding that the couple was escorted out of their office. The FBI neither confirmed nor denied that the two analysts were fired.

“The FBI will always investigate credible allegations of matters related to federal elections,” an FBI spokesperson told MS NOW. “Every employee at this FBI is to uphold our mission and adhere to our standards, any deviation will not be tolerated.”

As MS NOW first reported on July 2, FBI Director Kash Patel has directed that about 260 intelligence analysts from around the country devote time to what a memo called a “priority investigation,” in Atlanta. Multiple sources said it was the probe into the 2020 election in Georgia, which Joe Biden won by nearly 12,000 votes.,,,,

Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Georgia investigation in a letter his office said he sent to Patel and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

“This diversion of significant FBI resources towards a political investigation threatens the purpose of its mission and endangers Americans,” he wrote, noting the timing of the probe coming just months before the 2026 midterm elections.