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Georgia’s Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI
Judge Boulee ruled that FBI agent testimony would risk revealing investigatory methods and disrupt enforcement, quashing Fulton County's subpoena in the 2020 election materials case.
- On Thursday, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee quashed Fulton County's subpoena for FBI Special Agent Hugh Raymond Evans, ruling the Justice Department's refusal to make him available was not "arbitrary and capricious" because his testimony could reveal investigatory records and law enforcement techniques.
- Following the January 28 seizure of over 650 boxes of 2020 election materials from Fulton County's election hub, the county subpoenaed Evans to testify about alleged "material omissions and erroneous statements" in the search warrant affidavit; the DOJ initially agreed then reversed course three days later.
- Fulton County lawyers argued the affidavit is "rife with statements from witnesses lacking credibility, with extraordinary and undisclosed biases," contending alleged deficiencies are "the kinds of human errors that commonly occur without any intentional wrongdoing" and cannot establish probable cause.
- Despite the subpoena denial, Friday's evidentiary hearing at 9 a.m. in Atlanta federal court will proceed; Judge Boulee ruled that disputed factual issues—including witness credibility and omitted facts—require the hearing, with each side allocated two-and-a-half hours.
- The investigation originated from attorney Kurt Olsen, now serving as President Trump's "director of election security and integrity," prompting Fulton County officials to warn that similar search warrants could seize ballots during recounts in contested battleground states absent judicial guardrails.
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Judge hears arguments over seizure of Fulton County 2020 election records
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Georgia’s Fulton County heads to court seeking return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI
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Fulton County Argues for Return of Seized Ballots
Fulton County, Georgia, is requesting a federal judge to order the return of the 2020 ballots seized by the FBI as it investigates voter fraud. Lawyers for the county argued that the document seizure “callously disregards multiple Fourth Amendment rights,” calling the activity a “gross intrusion” of the state’s role in its election process. The Trump administration previously argued in a February filing that a judge “authorized the FBI to execut…
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