Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules
A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, dismissing the county's claims that the seizure was improper and unconstitutional. The Justice Department is investigating alleged irregularities during the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County.
The Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee's decision came after Fulton County lawyers argued the seizure was improper and unconstitutional. The FBI seized the ballots on January 28 as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities during the 2020 presidential election. The Justice Department has given Fulton County copies of the seized documents. Fulton County has been at the center of unfounded claims by former President Donald Trump and his allies that widespread election fraud cost him the 2020 election. Georgia's votes in the 2020 presidential race were counted three times, affirming Democrat Joe Biden's win.
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