"As Trump sought to overturn the 2020 election, false claims of malfeasance during ballot-counting in Atlanta became a key part of the big lie about a stolen election. Misleading surveillance video showing ballots being retrieved from suitcases became the basis for a myth that fraudulent ballots were included in the tally. Rudy Giuliani, the president's lawyer and a close ally at the time, was ordered to pay $148.1m to the election workers as part of a libel suit for spreading lies about them."
"FBI agents descended on the Fulton county election office Wednesday afternoon to execute a search warrant authorizing them to seize all ballots from the 2020 election in the county, tabulator tapes, ballot images, and voter rolls, according to a copy of the document seen by the Guardian. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was spotted on site on Wednesday evening amid the raid, prompting widespread outrage about why an intelligence chief was involved."
The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton County election office to seize 2020 ballots, tabulator tapes, ballot images, and voter rolls. Donald Trump and allies have worked to keep false claims about ballot handling in Atlanta alive as part of efforts to undermine the 2020 result. Misleading surveillance footage showing ballots retrieved from suitcases helped create a persistent myth of fraudulent ballots. Rudy Giuliani was ordered to pay $148.1m to election workers in a libel suit for spreading those lies and later settled. State recounts and investigators confirmed Joe Biden won Georgia and debunked fraud claims.
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