Federal judge moves to unseal records on Fulton County ballot seizure

Feb 9, Tuesday should clarify the government's stated justification.

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/08/federal-judge-moves-unseal-doj-files-fulton-county-ballot-seizure/

The story is about a ATL.NEWSFIRST Report

Trump lost the 2020 election. GET OVER IT

7 hours ago, Real Name Hidden said:

Trump lost the 2020 election. GET OVER IT

If there's nothing to hide, why have they been hiding it for over 5 years?

I'm open to the possibility that both sides cheated like crazy. But don't try to convince me that it was a clean election.

5 hours ago, impulse said:

If there's nothing to hide, why have they been hiding it for over 5 years?

I'm open to the possibility that both sides cheated like crazy. But don't try to convince me that it was a clean election.

Hiding what? Fulton county has been audited 3 times....... by a Republican administration! 🤣

Obviously you did not understand the OP. It's about a judge forcing the DOJ to disclose the affidavit it wanted to keep secret!

From the OP:

“Fulton County is pleased that the Court agreed with our motion to unseal the affidavit filed in support of a search warrant that was executed on January 28, confiscating files from the 2020 election,” Pitts said in a statement. “The Court’s action affirms that this case is a matter of public interest, in Fulton County and beyond.

On 2/10/2026 at 8:59 AM, impulse said:

If there's nothing to hide, why have they been hiding it for over 5 years?

I'm open to the possibility that both sides cheated like crazy. But don't try to convince me that it was a clean election.

Justification for unsealing docs that have been sealed for 5 years. All a worth while cause to investigate. Another sign of joy is the *Prosecutor has no ties to Georgia.

Search warrant affidavits detail allegations of missing ballot images, inconsistent recount totals and chain-of-custody problems

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-reviewing-fulton-county-vote-count-deficiencies-court-docs-reveal

• "Thomas Albus, the Trump-appointed chief prosecutor in the Eastern District of Missouri, appeared on the FBI’s court-approved warrant—rather than the US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia—that enabled agents to seize records from the Atlanta government building at the center of the president’s discredited 2020 election conspiracy".

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/bondi-hands-st-louis-prosecutor-nationwide-election-fraud-remit

Its safe to say the prosecutor from Missouri assigned by AG Bondi will get to the bottom of the criminal probe (inconsistencies, discrepancies and deficiencies).

google ai overview:

"Fulton County, Georgia, election documents were unsealed in February 2026 following an FBI search of an elections warehouse, revealing a federal investigation into potential 2020 ballot handling "deficiencies" and "discrepancies". The affidavit, unsealed due to legal requests to clarify the justification for the search, alleges issues with ballot scans, missing images, and inconsistencies between hand counts and machine counts, many of which have previously been investigated or debated".

Yeah, this case is - SURPRISE, SURPRISE - going nowhere. Another BS attempt at rewriting history will again fail.

'FBI cited debunked claims to obtain warrant for Fulton County vote records, documents show'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/10/fulton-voting-search-affidavit/

https://archive.ph/FyHSO

"The FBI relied heavily on previously debunked claims of widespread election irregularities in Georgia as it persuaded a federal judge last month to sign off on plans to seize scores of 2020 voting records from the state’s most populous county, court documents unsealed Tuesday show.

In a pair of Jan. 28 search warrant affidavits, authorities said they were seeking evidence that would determine whether “deficiencies” in the vote tabulation in Fulton County, home to Atlanta, were the result of intentional wrongdoing that could constitute a crime.

But many of the irregularities they raised — including claims of duplicate ballots and missing ballot images — have been previously explained by county officials as the types of routine errors that frequently occur, are typically corrected in the moment, and are not significant enough to sway the outcome of an election. Independent reviews have backed up that conclusion."

These docs haven't seen the light of day(transparency) for 5 years.

Why would DNI be at the raid in fulton,county georgia?

google ai overview:

"Observing" the Search: Gabbard explained she was there to observe the FBI's execution of a court-authorized search warrant, specifically to oversee elements within her purview, such as foreign malign influence and cybersecurity.

And they still have nothing! 🤣🤣🤣

"The affidavit that was used for the search warrant application was made public on Tuesday, and it overwhelmingly recycles old claims about voting irregularities that have either been debunked or haven’t gone anywhere.

The application also relies heavily on information from prominent election-deniers whose claims have failed to produce the voter-fraud smoking gun Trump has sought over the past five-plus years.

In addition, the affidavit cites no evidence of any actual criminal intent."

Breaking down the evidence DOJ used to justify searching a Fulton County elections office

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/fulton-county-search-warrant-annotated

Like the lady said ,the admission of the unsigned slips could have affected the election.

Its time for transparency. It looks like the whole of Government approach to determine if federal laws were broken, at best reestablishing election integrity in Georgia's Fulton County.

"On the day of the deadline to report the recount results, Fulton County reported a recount totaling 511,343 ballots, which was 17,434 ballots fewer than original counted, Evans wrote. The following day, Fulton County then reported a total of 527,925 ballots counted, he added.

“If these deficiencies were the result of intentional action, it would be a violation of federal law regardless of whether the failure to retain records or the deprivation of a fair tabulation of a vote was outcome determinative for any particular election or race,” Evans wrote".

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-unseal-search-warrant-justifying-seizure-of-fulton-countys-2020-ballots/

Political theatre.

Criminal waste of time, effort and money.

Just now, MIke B Bad said:

Political theatre.

Criminal waste of time, effort and money.

Nah! but thanks for opinion.

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-unseal-search-warrant-justifying-seizure-of-fulton-countys-2020-ballots/

1 minute ago, riclag said:

Nah! but thanks for opinion.

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-unseal-search-warrant-justifying-seizure-of-fulton-countys-2020-ballots/

Obama been charged with treason yet?

Just now, MIke B Bad said:

Obama been charged with treason yet?

Don't Appreciate the input, and its offtopic. The discussion here is the recent court order on the 2020 docs and the ongoing investigation.

Just now, riclag said:

Don't Appreciate the input, and its offtopic. The discussion here is the recent court order on the 2020 docs and the ongoing investigation.

Oh wow!......had no idea you were a moderator.....apologies.

1 minute ago, MIke B Bad said:

Oh wow!......had no idea you were a moderator.....apologies.

I see no use in seeing your comments in the future, ba bye.

1 minute ago, riclag said:

I see no use in seeing your comments in the future, ba bye.

Gutted

The criminal probe was brought on " in part" by many witnesses accounts of scanned or lack of scanned images of ballots.

"It was spurred in response to witnesses claiming Fulton County does not have scanned images of all the 528,777 ballots counted from the tabulator machines used".

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-unseal-search-warrant-justifying-seizure-of-fulton-countys-2020-ballots/

It's amazing at this point that Trump still claims that the election was rigged, it's as if the man has a pathological fear of losing, which is a very odd quality for a sane and well adjusted adult.

Insane maybe? It would appear so. Unstable? Very. Dangerous? Absolutely.

1 hour ago, riclag said:

Like the lady said ,the admission of the unsigned slips could have affected the election.

But it's not fraud, contrary to what your Meister claimed numerous times. Ballots have been audited 2 times already and are not fraudulent.

They still have nothing to support Trump's ridiculous and baseless claim that the election hzs been rigged by massive voter fraud! 🤣

The affidavit:

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/affidavit-search-warrant-fulton-county-usdc-northern-georgia.pdf

50 minutes ago, riclag said:

Its time for transparency. It looks like the whole of Government approach to determine if federal laws were broken, at best reestablishing election integrity in Georgia's Fulton County.

"On the day of the deadline to report the recount results, Fulton County reported a recount totaling 511,343 ballots, which was 17,434 ballots fewer than original counted, Evans wrote. The following day, Fulton County then reported a total of 527,925 ballots counted, he added.

“If these deficiencies were the result of intentional action, it would be a violation of federal law regardless of whether the failure to retain records or the deprivation of a fair tabulation of a vote was outcome determinative for any particular election or race,” Evans wrote".

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-unseal-search-warrant-justifying-seizure-of-fulton-countys-2020-ballots/

Recycling of old checked and debunked claims! 🤣

This is a years-old claim, and a spokesman for Georgia’s Republican secretary of state has explained it.

Basically, there were about 17,000 fewer ballots counted during a recount than in earlier counts, because the county used the same name on two batch files, USA Today has reported. The count was later corrected through a process called “reconciliation.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/fulton-county-search-warrant-annotated

29 minutes ago, riclag said:

The criminal probe was brought on " in part" by many witnesses accounts of scanned or lack of scanned images of ballots.

"It was spurred in response to witnesses claiming Fulton County does not have scanned images of all the 528,777 ballots counted from the tabulator machines used".

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-unseal-search-warrant-justifying-seizure-of-fulton-countys-2020-ballots/

Recycling of old checked and debunked claims! 🤣

This is a years-old claim, and a spokesman for Georgia’s Republican secretary of state has explained it.

Basically, there were about 17,000 fewer ballots counted during a recount than in earlier counts, because the county used the same name on two batch files, USA Today has reported. The count was later corrected through a process called “reconciliation.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/fulton-county-search-warrant-annotated

To determine if records were destroyed or if vote tabulation included materially false votes, and whether any were intentional federal crimes.

There are different eyes attached to the criminal probe.

2 minutes ago, riclag said:

To determine if records were destroyed or if vote tabulation included materially false votes, and whether any were intentional federal crimes.

There are different eyes attached to the criminal probe.

The ballots themselves have already been audited two times. One of paper ballots, by hand. The other of digitalized ballots. 😅

The affdavt doesn't claim any intent!

Even from Fox News! 🤣

Many of the claims made in the affidavits were previously vetted by the Georgia State Election Board and through litigation. Trump and his lawyers at the time lost all of their cases after judges found they either did not have standing to bring the lawsuits or that the allegations lacked merit.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-reviewing-fulton-county-vote-count-deficiencies-court-docs-reveal

The authorities are already claiming violations,sighting federal statute violations..

The affidavit:

First sentence in the Document(Attachment B) pertains to violations of federal statutes.

"Title 52, United States Code, §§ 20701 and 20511".

google ai overview:

"52 U.S.C. § 20701 (Retention of Records): Requires election officials to preserve all records related to voter registration, application, or, or other acts requisite to voting for 22 months.

52 U.S.C. § 20511 (Criminal Penalties): Covers penalties for knowingly submitting false voter registration applications or casting/tabulating fraudulent ballots".

The FBI agent in charge sounds like old school.

"I have been a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation since December 6, 2020, when I entered on duty at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. , I was a licensed attorney in good standing by the Alabama State Bar and was in private practice for approximately four years".

Source from affidavit.

Dem Sen. Jon Ossoff cry harder sir.

As one Gop contender for your job said ,

"We are finally getting a proper investigation into Georgia 2020 vote" .