Overview
- - The Justice Department released redacted warrant affidavits by order of U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee, including two versions after officials noted an address error tied to the original filing.
- - Investigators cite potential violations of 52 U.S.C. § 20701 and § 20511 and describe probing “deficiencies or defects,” such as missing ballot images and ballots rescanned during the recount, while not alleging specific individuals committed crimes.
- - FBI agents on Jan. 28 removed hundreds of boxes — roughly 656 to 700 — containing 2020 ballots, tabulator tapes, ballot images and voter rolls from Fulton County’s elections hub.
- - The affidavits draw on years‑old allegations previously examined by Georgia authorities; state officials and Fulton County leaders criticized the claims as baseless, and the documents contain no assertions of foreign interference despite DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s presence.
- - Fulton County is suing for the records’ return and challenging the seizure, with arguments over chain of custody and possible timing defects, and a separate state case seeking ballot access was dismissed because the materials are now in federal custody.