Summary
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against a county in Georgia to access 2020 voting records. The U.S. Justice Department claims Fulton County is violating the Civil Rights Act by not handing over the requested election materials. President Donald Trump continues to argue that the 2020 election was unfairly taken from him.
Key Facts
- Trump officials filed a lawsuit to access 2020 election records from Fulton County, Georgia.
- The lawsuit seeks ballots, ballot stubs, and signature envelopes from the 2020 election.
- Fulton County says the records are sealed and cannot be released without a court order.
- President Trump lost Georgia to Joe Biden in the 2020 election but claims widespread fraud.
- The Justice Department sent a subpoena for the records to investigate federal election law compliance.
- Fulton's vote records became a key point in Trump's claims about the 2020 election.
- A related case against Trump in Georgia for election interference was dismissed.
- Georgia's Secretary of State confirmed Biden's win after several ballot reviews.
