FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Fox News that arrests related to the 2020 election are coming soon, possibly this week, and said he has evidence supporting Trump's claim that the election was rigged — a claim that has been rejected by election officials, courts, and audits across multiple states. The article notes that the FBI has relied on 'widely debunked reports of voter fraud' to obtain records from Georgia and Arizona counties, and cites DOJ demands for ballots from Michigan based on 'frivolous and unsubstantiated claims.' The significance here is that Patel, as FBI director under Trump, is explicitly using the federal agency to investigate allegations of 2020 election fraud that have been systematically disproven and that courts have found meritless — a shift in how the FBI has traditionally approached post-election disputes. What's missing: the specific evidence Patel claims to have has not been detailed publicly, and Patel testified in March that he could not specify how many investigations into noncitizen voting exist or whether any evidence of foreign interference was found.