Ballots arrive at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center on election night on Nov. 5, 2024 in Fairburn, Ga. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
The announcement comes after FBI agents executed a warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Ga., on Jan. 28. The center was opened by state officials in 2023 and was designed to streamline the election process. The search warrant for the center, which was reviewed by Fox News, allowed the seizure of records, voting rolls and other data tied to the 2020 election.
Fulton County is the most populous county in Georgia and includes the capital city of Atlanta. The county was at the center of voter fraud complaints in the wake of the 2020 election, which President Donald Trump lost. The claims did not survive court scrutiny.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)
Despite Democrats' scrutiny of the recent search, FBI Director Kash Patel has defended the bureau's actions, saying investigators conducted an "extensive" investigation before the search took place.
"The FBI follows the facts and the law, and President Trump and the attorney general have given us a clear mandate to reduce crime in this country and investigate anything that rises to the level of probable cause," Patel said on "Saturday in America."
"The FBI and the DOJ went in and collected numerous pieces of evidence that the judge authorized us to collect," Patel later added.
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The director said investigators were reviewing a "voluminous" amount of information collected during the search as the probe remains ongoing.
Fox News Digital reached out to Arrington and the DOJ for comment.
Fox News' David Spunt and Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch, Ashley Oliver, Alec Schemmel and Madison Colombo contributed to this report.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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