Georgia County Asks Court to Return 2020 Ballots Seized by FBI
Georgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election HUB on Jan. 28 in Union City, Georgia.
Photographer: Mike Stewart/AP PhotoFulton County in Georgia is demanding the return of 2020 ballots and voting records seized by FBI agents in connection with President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims that the election was mired by fraud that led to his defeat.
The county said it filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Atlanta federal court, escalating a legal fight the administration is waging to secure local voting data from a presidential election Joe Biden won, in part by beating Trump in Georgia. The government already sued Fulton County and two dozen states that refused to hand over election records.