"An FBI spokesperson said agents were "executing a court authorized law enforcement action" at the county's main election office in Union City, just south of Atlanta. The spokesperson declined to provide any further information, citing an ongoing matter. The search comes as the FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has moved quickly to pursue the political grievances of President Donald Trump, including by working with the Justice Department to investigate multiple perceived adversaries of the Republican commander-in-chief. The Justice Department had no immediate comment."
"Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in August 2023 obtained an indictment against Trump and 18 others, accusing them of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That case was dismissed in November after courts barred Willis and her office from pursuing it because of an "appearance of impropriety" stemming from a romantic relationship she had with a prosecutor she had appointed to lead the case."
FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at the Fulton County elections office in Union City, Georgia. An agency spokesperson confirmed the action and declined further information, citing an ongoing matter. The FBI under Director Kash Patel has moved quickly to pursue political grievances related to President Donald Trump and has worked with the Justice Department on investigations of perceived adversaries. Trump continues to assert the 2020 election was stolen despite courts and the attorney general finding no evidence of widespread faults that changed the outcome. A prior indictment in Fulton County against Trump and others was dismissed over an appearance of impropriety involving the district attorney.
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