Justice Department can keep 2020 ballots seized from Fulton County in Georgia, judge rules
Summary
A judge ruled that the federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots seized from Fulton County, Georgia. The county had asked for the return of the ballots, saying the seizure was improper, but the court disagreed.Key Facts
- The FBI seized 2020 election ballots and materials from a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia, on January 28.
- Fulton County is Georgia’s most populous county and includes Atlanta.
- The Justice Department wants to keep the ballots and any electronic copies they made.
- Fulton County lawyers argued the seizure was improper and unconstitutional.
- U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee ruled that the government can keep the ballots.
- Fulton County has been the focus of claims by President Donald Trump and his allies about election fraud in 2020.
- The seizure was part of an investigation related to the 2020 election.
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