US EditionFBI search of Georgia offices tied to probe of possible 2020 election 'defects,' affidavit says
Federal agents seized nearly 700 boxes of ballots and election records from the 2020 presidential race amid allegations of record-preservation violations, according to court documents.
- The FBI executed a search at the Fulton County elections facility, seizing 700 boxes of 2020 election ballots and voter data, with a warrant unsealed on Feb. 7.
- The DOJ said the probe targets alleged violations of U.S. Code Title 52 covering election-record preservation, seeking tabulator tapes, ballot images from Nov. 3, 2020, and voter rolls dating to Oct. 12, 2020.
- Arriving without a full physical warrant, FBI agents later obtained an amended warrant; body-camera footage shows coordination with Fulton County police and confusion over ballots held by the Clerk of Courts, not election officials.
- On Feb. 4, Fulton County filed a motion challenging the search's legality and seeking the return of materials, with Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. stating, `Fulton County will not be intimidated, and we will not allow any action by any level of government to undermine public trust in our elections.`
- Amid clashes over the raid, political leaders split in their public reactions, with Sen. Jon Ossoff calling it a `sore loser's crusade` and Georgia gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones saying it was `an important step toward accountability`.
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