Overview
- A federal judge unsealed the FBI affidavit explaining the late‑January seizure of roughly 650 to 700 boxes of 2020 ballots and election records from Fulton County’s Union City elections hub.
- The filing says the criminal inquiry began with a referral from Kurt Olsen, identified as the Director of Election Security and Integrity, and focuses on alleged recordkeeping and tabulation “deficiencies or defects.”
- Specific issues cited include missing ballot images, ballots scanned more than once during a recount, unsigned or missing tabulator tapes linked to about 315,000 votes, and absentee tally discrepancies.
- The affidavit acknowledges some allegations were disproven while others were described as substantiated, but bipartisan officials and election experts say it largely repackages claims long examined without evidence of outcome‑changing fraud or clear intent.
- Fulton County has filed a Rule 41(g) motion seeking the records’ return and raising chain‑of‑custody concerns, as federal authorities decline further comment and an evidentiary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 27.