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This is all in regards to, you know where we’re here, right, so I can’t discuss more. CNN has obtained Fulton County police body camera footage that shows the interaction between Fulton County elections employees, police, and the FBI as the FBI retrieved 700 boxes of election. Materials from the county’s elections warehouse on January 28th. So basically they just showed up, they just showed up. They said they had *** warrant to pick up the 2020. In the video, employees appeared to be confused as the FBI served the warrant at the office near Atlanta. So if you want to take out 700 boxes of ballots, so they can go make paper airplanes for all I care. That’s pretty much it. So they just popped up. What’s happening now is that their warrant is wrong. It had the wrong. It’s not in election’s possession. It’s in the clerk’s possession. Whoever is not *** sworn officer the FBI, they need to go. The county attorneys here, this is all screwed up, like screwed up. Who do you need in the building? Who do you want out of the building? Well, people can be, we’re fine having people in the building. That’s fine, no media. I do not want. They shouldn’t they should they know better. An FBI spokesperson at the scene told CNN the materials would be taken to the FBI Central Records complex in Virginia.
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Bodycam shows FBI seizing election documents at Georgia election office
In the video, employees appear to be confused as the FBI served the warrant at the office near Atlanta.
CNN and sister station WJCL have obtained police body camera footage that shows the interaction between Georgia elections employees, police and the FBI as the FBI retrieved 700 boxes of election materials from Fulton County’s elections warehouse on January 28. In the video, employees appear to be confused as the FBI served the warrant at the office near Atlanta. An FBI spokesperson at the scene told CNN the materials would be taken to the FBI Central Records Complex in Virginia. FBI seizure prompts Fulton County court fightFulton County, Georgia, asked a federal court to order the FBI to return 2020 election ballots and related records seized from a warehouse near Atlanta, and to unseal the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant. County officials say they were not told why the federal government took the materials, and they argue the dispute has implications for election administration beyond the county.Trump’s “take over” rhetoric and renewed fraud claimsThe legal action comes as President Donald Trump has revived grievances about his 2020 loss in Georgia and publicly suggested the federal government should “take over” elections in certain Democratic-run areas ahead of the midterms. He continues to imply that losses would indicate fraud, despite audits, investigations, and court decisions that have rejected such allegations.Democratic officials plan for possible federal interferenceDemocratic election officials say Trump’s statements, the seizure of Georgia election materials, and broader federal actions have increased anxiety about interference in the midterms. Preparations include planning for scenarios such as federal officers appearing near polling places and responding to Justice Department efforts to obtain detailed voter data, which officials fear could be used to disenfranchise voters.What the FBI sought and questions about oversightDocuments tied to the warrant indicate agents sought ballots, scanner tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images, and voter rolls from the 2020 general election. Fulton officials maintain that any fair recount would produce the same result. The search also drew scrutiny because Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attended; she said Trump directed her to be there under election-security authority, while Trump later said he didn’t know why she was present and suggested—without evidence—international meddling.
CNN and sister station WJCL have obtained police body camera footage that shows the interaction between Georgia elections employees, police and the FBI as the FBI retrieved 700 boxes of election materials from Fulton County’s elections warehouse on January 28.
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In the video, employees appear to be confused as the FBI served the warrant at the office near Atlanta.
An FBI spokesperson at the scene told CNN the materials would be taken to the FBI Central Records Complex in Virginia.
FBI seizure prompts Fulton County court fight
Fulton County, Georgia, asked a federal court to order the FBI to return 2020 election ballots and related records seized from a warehouse near Atlanta, and to unseal the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant. County officials say they were not told why the federal government took the materials, and they argue the dispute has implications for election administration beyond the county.
Trump’s “take over” rhetoric and renewed fraud claims
The legal action comes as President Donald Trump has revived grievances about his 2020 loss in Georgia and publicly suggested the federal government should “take over” elections in certain Democratic-run areas ahead of the midterms. He continues to imply that losses would indicate fraud, despite audits, investigations, and court decisions that have rejected such allegations.
Democratic officials plan for possible federal interference
Democratic election officials say Trump’s statements, the seizure of Georgia election materials, and broader federal actions have increased anxiety about interference in the midterms. Preparations include planning for scenarios such as federal officers appearing near polling places and responding to Justice Department efforts to obtain detailed voter data, which officials fear could be used to disenfranchise voters.
What the FBI sought and questions about oversight
Documents tied to the warrant indicate agents sought ballots, scanner tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images, and voter rolls from the 2020 general election. Fulton officials maintain that any fair recount would produce the same result. The search also drew scrutiny because Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attended; she said Trump directed her to be there under election-security authority, while Trump later said he didn’t know why she was present and suggested—without evidence—international meddling.
