Trump, Georgia and voter fraud claims
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A legal filing from multiple petitioners asks for the return of what was described as "improperly seized" property.
In a court filing Tuesday, attorneys for Fulton County argued that the FBI agent behind the search warrant application "intentionally or recklessly omitted material facts" about purported discrepancies in the 2020 election in Georgia, after the Justice Department last week released the sworn affidavit that was the basis for the search warrant.
It’s quite the never-ending story, and that’s why Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts is anticipating and preparing for more targeted actions under the Trump administration related to the 2020 presidential election outcome.
Revelations from an unsealed affidavit used to justify an unexpected FBI raid on Fulton County’s elections hub quickly reverberated through Georgia’s political ecosystem, which is gearing up for a contentious series of statewide elections later this year.
Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, accused the Justice Department of making “serious” omissions in the application the FBI filed to obtain a search warrant for 2020 election ballots last month.