A top Fulton County, Georgia, official on Thursday blasted the Trump administration for the FBI's seizure of 2020 election ballots, saying the move is about "intimidation and distraction."County officials said the FBI seized original 2020 voting records Wednesday while serving a search warrant at the county's Elections Hub and Operations Center.The FBI said they were conducting court-authorized activity at the facility, but said they would provide no further information.The development comes after President Donald Trump has repeatedly made baseless claims that there was voter fraud in the 2020 election, specifically in Georgia, that contributed to his election loss.
Georgia officials audited and certified the results following the election.FBI seizes 2020 ballots in Georgia in apparently unprecedented action, alarming local officials"Every audit, every recount, every court ruling has confirmed what we the people of Fulton County already knew: Our elections were fair and accurate and every legal vote was counted," Robb Pitts, the chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, said at a press briefing Thursday."These ongoing efforts are about intimidation and distraction, not facts," Pitts said.Last month, the Justice Department sued Fulton County for access to its 2020 election records, including ballot stubs and signature envelopes.Asked why the county did not turn over the records then, Pitts said "there is a fight" over the ballots, but that county attorneys reviewed the warrant and said was in their best interest to comply.The FBI confirmed there is court authorized activity at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Jan.28, 2026.WSB"Fulton County has nothing to hide," he said, "Fulton County elections are fair and lawful, and the outcome of the 2020 election will not change."Popular ReadsMinneapolis ICE shooting updates: Over 3,000 arrested in Minnesota, DHS saysJan 18, 2:39 PMMinneapolis live updates: Homan pledges unprofessional...