Judge hears Georgia county's demand for return of seized 2020 ballots
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Attorneys for Georgia’s Fulton County and the Trump administration clashed in court over the FBI’s seizure of ballots and materials from the 2020 election, with Fulton County demanding their return.
- Fulton County argued the seizure was improper and violated Fourth Amendment rights, while the Justice Department defended the raid as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged election irregularities.
- The Justice Department is investigating potential violations related to ballot handling and counting in Fulton County during the 2020 election, including whether ballots were counted multiple times or improperly classified.
- Fulton County submitted expert testimony challenging the FBI affidavit’s credibility and accuracy, citing prior state and independent reviews that confirmed the election results.
- The court denied Fulton County’s request to have the FBI agent who authored the affidavit testify, and the Justice Department emphasized that a federal magistrate judge had already approved the search warrant.
