January 28, 2026
FBI seizes Georgia 2020 ballots on Trump orders
FBI Director Patel executes warrant on Fulton County election records
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FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub on Jan. 28, 2026, seizing 700 boxes of 2020 election materials. The search began in the morning and continued well past nightfall. Agents backed up lines of trucks to the warehouse to cart away ballots.
Director of National Intelligence 
Tulsi Gabbard was present at the scene during the search. Sen. 
Mark Warner called this unprecedented and asked why the DNI would show up at a federal raid tied to Trump obsession with losing the 2020 election. The DNI oversees U.S. intelligence agencies and typically does not participate in domestic law enforcement.
The warrant cited possible violations of two federal statutes. One requires election records to be retained for a certain amount of time. Another outlines criminal penalties for election officials who intimidate voters or knowingly procure false votes. Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory said this is Donald Trump obsession with losing the 2020 election.
FBI Director 
Kash Patel said on The Charlie Kirk Show on Jan. 29 that a federal judge determined there was probable cause. He said these things take time and the FBI is going through truckloads of evidence. He said he cannot predict where the investigation will go.
Trump lost Georgia by 11,779 votes in 2020. Georgia officials audited and certified the results three times. At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22, Trump said people will soon be prosecuted for what they did regarding the 2020 election.
The DOJ sued Fulton County Superior Court Clerk Che Alexander in December 2025, seeking access to 2020 election documents. Alexander filed a motion to dismiss the suit. The Georgia State Election Board passed a resolution in July 2025 seeking assistance from the U.S. Attorney General to access voting materials.
On Feb. 2, Fulton County filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the legality of the warrant. Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said the county wants forensic accounting, wants documents to stay in Georgia under seal, and wants to protect voter information.
⚖️Justice📜Constitutional Law
People, bills, and sources
Kash Patel
FBI Director
Tulsi Gabbard
Director of National Intelligence
Mo Ivory
Fulton County Commissioner (Democrat)
Marvin Arrington Jr.
Fulton County Commissioner
Mark Warner
U.S. Senator (D-VA), Vice Chair of Senate Intelligence Committee
What you can do
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civic action
Contact Fulton County officials to support voter privacy lawsuit after FBI seized 700 boxes of ballots and voter rolls without notification in Jan. 2026
The FBI seized 700 boxes of ballots and voter rolls without notifying county officials. Fulton County filed a lawsuit on Feb. 2 to protect voter information and keep documents in Georgia under seal.
Hello, I am [NAME] from [CITY/STATE]. I am calling about the FBI seizure of Fulton County 2020 election ballots on Jan. 28, 2026.\n\nKey concerns:\n- The FBI seized 700 boxes of ballots and voter rolls without notifying county officials\n- Voter privacy is at risk\n- The county filed a lawsuit on Feb. 2 to challenge the warrant legality\n\nQuestions to ask:\n- What is the county doing to protect voter privacy in the seized records?\n- What is the legal basis for challenging the warrant?\n- What is the current status of the lawsuit?\n\nSpecific request: I want to know what the county is doing to protect voter information and ensure the documents stay in Georgia under seal.\n\nThank you for your time.
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civic action
Contact Georgia senators about federal election interference
Senators Ossoff and Warnock both condemned the FBI search as part of Trump efforts to use federal law enforcement for political retribution. They can demand answers about why DNI Tulsi Gabbard was present.
Hello, I am [NAME], a Georgia voter from [CITY]. I am calling about the FBI raid on the Fulton County election center on Jan. 28, 2026.\n\nKey concerns:\n- The FBI seized four-year-old ballots from an election that was audited and certified three times\n- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present, which experts called unprecedented for a sitting DNI\n- Senator Ossoff called this a sore loser crusade\n\nQuestions to ask:\n- Why was the DNI at a domestic election raid?\n- What federal crimes justify seizing ballots four years after certification?\n- What is the Senator doing to investigate this?\n\nSpecific request: I am asking Senator [NAME] to demand answers about why the DNI was at a domestic election raid and what federal crimes justify seizing ballots four years after certification.\n\nThank you for your time.