US EditionGeorgia Officials Cite Bipartisan Criticism After Unsealed Affidavit Reveals Basis for FBI Search of Fulton County Election Hub
The affidavit, based on debunked claims, led to the seizure of hundreds of ballot boxes despite no evidence of fraud, drawing bipartisan criticism of the FBI action.
- On Tuesday, the unsealed affidavit states FBI agents searched the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center, Union City, Georgia, seizing 656 boxes on Jan. 28, 2026.
- The affidavit says the investigation traced to a criminal referral from Kurt Olsen, a former Trump campaign attorney, and lists Janice Johnston as an outsized local actor and witness.
- The affidavit also revisits claims that more than 17,000 duplicate ballot images were inserted and some were double-scanned, while audits, recounts and court rulings found no evidence of widespread fraud, and experts called it unusually weak.
- County officials say Fulton County filed a Rule 41 motion seeking the return of seized materials, with Arrington calling the affidavit rooted in 'recycled theories and politically motivated claims,' and the FBI and DOJ declining to comment.
- Court filings show the Justice Department sued the county on Dec. 11, using criminal authorities to obtain records in overlapping civil and criminal proceedings that raise federal courts custody issues.
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