FBI agents were executing a search warrant Wednesday at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta, the epicenter of President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of a stolen election in 2020.
A spokeswoman for the county confirmed agents were looking for information about 2020, when Trump lost to Joe Biden.
“The warrant sought a number of records related to 2020 elections,” Fulton County spokeswoman Jessica Corbitt said Wednesday afternoon. “This operation is still actively underway. We cannot provide further information at this time.”
A spokesperson for the FBI Atlanta field office confirmed agents were at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center but declined to say what it was about.
“Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no details that we can provide at the moment,” the spokesperson said in a statement to MS NOW.
Trump and more than a dozen others were indicted on felony charges for allegedly conspiring to overturn the election results in Georgia, but the case was ultimately dismissed.
The Justice Department announced a lawsuit against the county last month — one of many examples of Trump’s DOJ pursuing cases against his political enemies. A video captured at the scene by Greg Bluestein, chief political reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and an MS NOW contributor, shows helicopters flying overhead. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. ___
Julianne McShane is a breaking news reporter for MS NOW. Recommended
Lisa Rubin and Fallon Gallagher contributed to this report.
