FBI raids Fulton County elections warehouse seeking 2020 ballots

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ATLANTA — Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Fulton County elections warehouse Wednesday. 

A court order signed by Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas authorized agents to seize all physical ballots from the 2020 election in Fulton County, all ballot images and Fulton County’s 2020 voter rolls. A copy of the order was given to the Recorder by a Georgia lawmaker.

The Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center is located in Union City, just south of Atlanta.

“We are aware of the ongoing law enforcement activity involving the FBI at the Fulton County warehouse,” said Cae’Lenthya Moore, the executive assistant to Fulton County Clerk Ché Alexander. “At this time, we are only aware of activities involving the warehouse location.”

Officials at the FBI’s field office in Atlanta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In December, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Fulton County for refusing to turn over voter records from the 2020 election. Alexander previously denied Justice Department officials’ request for the data, according to the lawsuit, stating that the records were under seal and could not be released without a court order. She later filed a motion to dismiss the complaint.

The Justice Department has also filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger seeking Georgia’s unredacted voter data. 

President Donald Trump has long claimed — without evidence — that the 2020 election was stolen in Georgia and other swing states, blaming his loss on unfounded accusations of rampant voting fraud, even though two recounts affirmed former President Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia. Last week, in a speech before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump once again claimed that the 2020 election was rigged and said that the individuals involved “will soon be prosecuted for what they did.

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[Tree of Knowledge 2,386]

Long overdue 

[Fireballer 2,739]

Tulsi on the ground…

[seafoam1 3,712]

Is it "mostly peaceful" though? 

[League Champion 2,022]

6 hours ago, Fireballer said:

Tulsi on the ground…

Let's go!!! 

[TimHauck 3,662]

Pretty sure we’re past the statute of limitations here, not to mention of course it was already investigated.

More political theater 

[Ron_Artest 3,077]

Anyone who thinks the 2020 election was stolen needs deprogramming.  This is insanity.

[lickin_starfish 2,072]

 

 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,470]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

Anyone who thinks the 2020 election was stolen needs deprogramming.  This is insanity.

Anyone who thinks that here was a water main break needs to have their ribs examined. 

[MDC 8,374]

Lots of people are saying the failing Donald Trump can’t let go of the 2020 election. Years later and he’s stuck in the past! REAL WINNERS MOVE ON. They don’t relitigate old losses every single day. His ratings are sinking, the energy is LOW, and there are ZERO new ideas—just the same tired grievances on repeat. America wants forward motion, not an old man arguing with history. SAD!  

[Sean Mooney 2,128]

So let me get this straight:

The people in Fulton County were smart enough to pull off a 2020 election scam, have it stick for 5 years through investigations.....but they didn't think to take out the security cameras or erase that footage that showed them committing their crimes?

Geez- even the villains in the most dogshit straight to Netflix crime thriller knows to take out the security cameras.

You people believing there is something nefarious here need to go to a proctologist and have your heads removed from your rectum. 

[Ron_Artest 3,077]

1 hour ago, lickin_starfish said:

 

 

This has been debunked numerous times.  There was no water main break, the ballots were in legal ballot boxes and were all legal, it's been investigated numerous times.  Why do you keep repeating this lie?

[Ron_Artest 3,077]

55 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Anyone who thinks that here was a water main break needs to have their ribs examined. 

Correct, there was no water main break.  You're repeating a lie.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,470]

Why so scared? They’re just going through some boxes. It’s not like they’re deporting people. 

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

1/23/26: Patel ousts senior FBI agents linked to Trump probes, say sources ~~~ As many as six agents in Miami were forced out over their connection to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. ~~ A special agent in charge in Atlanta was removed, as well as the acting assistant director in charge of the New York field office.

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FBI Director Kash Patel has carried out another purge of the bureau’s senior ranks, forcing out field office leaders and other senior agents connected to the two criminal investigations of Donald Trump, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.

The special agent in charge in Atlanta has been removed, as has the acting assistant director in charge of the New York field office, two people familiar with the matter said. A former special agent in charge in New Orleans who had recently moved on to another job was also ousted.

As many as six agents in Miami were forced out over their connection to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, the president’s Florida resort where he stored classified documents, two people said. And other agents pushed out were involved in the “Arctic Frost” investigation of  Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

The exact number of departures was unclear. An FBI spokesperson did not respond to questions.

That kind of turnover is unheard of at the FBI, which has a long tradition of being an independent law enforcement agency staffed by nonpolitical civil servants.

…

The FBI Agents Association has said it’s improper to fire FBI agents in the absence of evidence of misconduct or other proper cause, but that hasn’t stopped Patel from doing so. Some previously fired agents are suing him, including Brian Driscoll, who had been acting director before Patel was confirmed by the Senate. …<<<

 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,470]

That’s good. “Just taking orders” isn’t a defense. Sorry guys, should have stood for what was right. Some people did and they are fine. 

[Mufaletta 83]

The reports regarding massive amounts of fake ID's, printed in China, being distributed to illegals in the months leading up to the 2020 election were reported on at that time in some local news outlets, but never received airplay in national news for obvious reasons.   

From 2020:  https://www.fox5ny.com/news/shipments-of-nearly-20000-fake-drivers-licenses-seized-at-chicago-airport

[Hardcore troubadour 16,470]

Keep laughing. It’s all coming out.  

[MDC 8,374]

 

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

4 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Keep laughing. It’s all coming out.  

According to the nation’s Leader, his own CIA (his own administration), his own Department of Defense, the Italians, his own FBI, Iran, an ex-President (very powerful people ex-presidents), Merrill Lynch and {checking notes} the Swiss conspired to remove him from office. I have no idea why he left out the Venezuelans this time. I guess Switzerland has been subbed in because they were mean to him while the Venezuelan communists are paying him. For some reason he also left out the Ukrainians this time.

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

>>The federal prosecutor listed on the warrant is Thomas Albus, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. It is unclear why Albus, a recently confirmed appointee of Donald Trump, is involved but Theodore Hertzberg, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, is not named in the document.<<

AJC

- Looks like another situation where DOJ is scrounging for people to actually do things. 

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

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In the warrant, federal officials said they were seeking the following Fulton County records:

-Physical ballots from the 2020 general election, in-person, absentee and other ballots and absentee ballot envelopes.

-Tabulator tapes for every voting machine used.

-Ballot images produced during the original ballot count beginning on Nov. 3, 2020.

-Voter rolls from the 2020 general election from absentee, early voting, in person, and any other voter roll.

What are the alleged crimes? 

Two federal statutes are listed in the warrant. One requires that officials to maintain election records for 22 months. The other outlaws willfully defrauding voters by counting ballots known to be fraudulent. It’s notable that the election was more than five years ago, which would put it outside the five-year statute of limitations which overs most federal crimes.

Why is this happening now? 

Since his 2020 loss in Georgia to Democrat Joe Biden, Trump has continued to insist — without evidence — that the election was rigged. His reelection in 2024 reinvigorated conspiracy theories, as Trump has used his expansive executive branch powers and willing allies to pursue his grievances. Georgia’s State Election Board and the U.S. Department of Justice both issued subpoenas last year to seek access to the 2020 records. Those are being litigated.<<

- AJC (above)

[Mike Honcho 5,641]

Maybe this time he'll find those 11K votes...

[MDC 8,374]

Has any loser ever been more sore than Donald?  

[Hardcore troubadour 16,470]

4 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

Maybe this time he'll find those 11K votes...

Keep laughing funny boy.  

[Ron_Artest 3,077]

He is psychotic.

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn ~~~ The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.

>>>

When the FBI executed a warrant on Wednesday to seize records from the 2020 presidential vote in Fulton County, Georgia, it marked both an extraordinary event in the history of American elections and a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms, several legal experts said.

Trump has long claimed, without evidence, that the 2020 election was stolen from him and blamed Georgia, in particular, for his loss to Joe Biden. After the election, he famously made a call pressuring the secretary of state to “find” him enough votes to win. About a week ago, in a speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump once again called the 2020 election “rigged” and promised, “People will soon be prosecuted for what they did.” 

The warrant served on the Fulton County election center sought ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls, which it alleged might constitute “evidence of the commission of a criminal offense.” It cited stiff criminal penalties related to “the procurement, casting, or tabulation” of fraudulent ballots.

“I’m not aware of something like this happening ever before,” said Rick Hasen, a professor at the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. “The idea that federal officials would seize ballots in an attempt to prove fraud is especially dangerous in this context when we know there is no fraud because the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted and investigated.”<<<

>>>At a press conference, Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts said that the ballots had been “safe” in the county’s custody and defended its handling of the election as fair and accurate. But now that the ballots had been seized, he said, the county “can no longer satisfy … that those ballots are still secure.”<<<

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In a court filing, Alexander said that the federal government had no right to the ballots and documents, which were under seal because of ongoing cases related to the 2020 election.

Alexander said that if Bondi could “identify a legitimate basis” for accessing the 2020 election materials, then she should seek an order from a Fulton County Superior Court judge to unseal them.

On Wednesday, agents wearing tactical vests and jackets reading “FBI Evidence Response Team” arrived with a warrant. Shocked officials looked on as the boxes were paraded away.

Ivory, the Fulton County commissioner, said that while county officials had complied with the warrant, they expected to challenge the administration’s actions in court. 

“We’ve assembled a team to fight back against this,” Ivory said. “We’ll see what happens. The legal maneuvers are happening right now.”

Experts said the action in Fulton County had triggered fears of federal interference in this year’s midterm elections.

“It’s a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to expand federal control over our country’s historically state-run election infrastructure,” said Derek Clinger, a senior counsel at the State Democracy Research Initiative, an institute at the University of Wisconsin Law School.<<<

[Hardcore troubadour 16,470]

Tl/dr. Why is it dangerous? 

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

Director of National Intelligence Gabbard, whose office was created after the 9/11/01 attacks strictly to distill & coordinate intelligence, was at the Fulton County seizure. Her office has zero law enforcement role.

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

12 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Tl/dr. Why is it dangerous? 

 

>>>“I’m not aware of something like this happening ever before,” said Rick Hasen, a professor at the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. “The idea that federal officials would seize ballots in an attempt to prove fraud is especially dangerous in this context when we know there is no fraud because the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted and investigated.”

Trump and his allies filed over 60 legal cases across the nation seeking to overturn the 2020 election results — all of which failed, even those before Trump-appointed judges. 

““This just looks like a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump’s voter fraud narratives,” Hasen said.<<<

[MDC 8,374]

Sworn affidavits!  

[seafoam1 3,712]

12 minutes ago, MDC said:

Sworn affidavits!  

[Hardcore troubadour 16,470]

21 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

 

>>>“I’m not aware of something like this happening ever before,” said Rick Hasen, a professor at the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. “The idea that federal officials would seize ballots in an attempt to prove fraud is especially dangerous in this context when we know there is no fraud because the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted and investigated.”

Trump and his allies filed over 60 legal cases across the nation seeking to overturn the 2020 election results — all of which failed, even those before Trump-appointed judges. 

““This just looks like a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump’s voter fraud narratives,” Hasen said.<<<

You failed to make the case that it’s dangerous. Sounds like a distraction. 

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

28 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

You failed to make the case that it’s dangerous. Sounds like a distraction. 

Apologies, I thought you were asking why the author said it was dangerous. My POV is not unsimilar though, it’s dangerous because elections officials are supposed to have a lockdown on the data & we shouldn’t be constantly relitigating elections 5 years down the road because of a deranged chief executive. I don’t care who it is we shouldn’t be exposing these files at anyone’s mere behest.

[seafoam1 3,712]

18 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Apologies, I thought you were asking why the author said it was dangerous. My POV is not unsimilar though, it’s dangerous because elections officials are supposed to have a lockdown on the data & we shouldn’t be constantly relitigating elections 5 years down the road because of a deranged chief executive. I don’t care who it is we shouldn’t be exposing these files at anyone’s mere behest.

When Trump won an election, liberals spent all their time trying to impeach him because they don't like him.

How is going against the will of the people not dangerous? 

I would say that's far worse than reviewing past election mistakes. 

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

3 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

When Trump won an election, liberals spent all their time trying to impeach him because they don't like him.

How is going against the will of the people not dangerous? 

I would say that's far worse than reviewing past election mistakes. 

Do you think the Constitution is dangerous? Because that’s the origin of impeachment.

[seafoam1 3,712]

4 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Do you think the Constitution is dangerous? Because that’s the origin of impeachment.

That's BS. TDS was the origin of the multiple impeachentS.

He's president again now and all liberals want to do is win midterms so they can muck up what the people voted for. That is not debatable. 

Liberals don't care about anybody. Just their own agenda. 

[SaintsInDome2006 985]

3 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

That's BS. TDS was the origin of the multiple impeachentS.

He's president again now and all liberals want to do is win midterms so they can muck up what the people voted for. That is not debatable. 

I’m talking about the idea that impeachment is undemocratic. The Constitution wasn’t written by people with a syndrome relating to Donald Trump not were they deranged. However Trump himself believes a cabal of Italians, Swiss, three of his own appointees, and the Chinese conspired against him, that’s actually deranged. 

[Rabbit Range 51]

Ninjas couldn't even find anything. 

[seafoam1 3,712]

7 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

I’m talking about the idea that impeachment is undemocratic. The Constitution wasn’t written by people with a syndrome relating to Donald Trump not were they deranged. However Trump himself believes a cabal of Italians, Swiss, three of his own appointees, and the Chinese conspired against, that’s actually deranged. 

It's not deranged. I went to bed that night at like midnight, poles were closed. 

Trump was winning ALL the swing states. But truck loads of ballots were dispatched to these swing states after doors were locked and access restricted, and the only only changes in the polls were to the swing states.

And it just happened to be ALL of them that changed over to Biden. Only took to 4am for every one of them to change. 

There needs to be an explanation to prevent this BS from becoming a real tactic in the future. It's for the better of the country.