Federal judge orders Fulton County election raid documents to be unsealed

A federal judge gave the government until Tuesday to release a redacted search warrant affidavit from a January FBI raid that seized 2020 election materials.

FBI officers are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

The FBI raid took place Jan. 28 at Fulton County’s main election facility in Union City, near Atlanta, and focused on records connected to the 2020 general election. A warrant cover sheet provided to the county listed items agents sought, including ballots, tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images and voter rolls.

The Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center on Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta, as FBI agents search the facility. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Last week, Fulton County officials filed a motion seeking the return of around 656 boxes of original 2020 election materials that the FBI had seized.

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The heavily Democratic Fulton County has come under scrutiny following President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to former President Joe Biden. Biden carried Georgia, but Trump has insisted that widespread voter fraud contributed to him losing the state. 

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.

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