Overview
- U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee ordered the search-warrant affidavit and court docket unsealed with limited redactions after the Justice Department said it did not oppose disclosure.
- The unsealed affidavit by FBI Special Agent Hugh Raymond Evans states the investigation originated from a referral by Kurt Olsen, the president’s Director of Election Security and Integrity.
- The warrant application cites 52 U.S.C. § 20701 and 52 U.S.C. § 20511 and lists alleged recordkeeping deficiencies, including missing ballot images, duplicate scans, irregular tabulator tapes, and chain‑of‑custody lapses.
- Agents seized about 656 boxes of 2020 election materials from Fulton County on Jan. 28–29, including physical ballots, ballot images, tabulator tapes, and voter rolls, under a magistrate‑approved warrant.
- Fulton County’s lawsuit to recover the records and limit federal review remains active as congressional scrutiny intensifies over the raid, including questions about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s presence.