Democrats alarmed by FBI search of Fulton County election office seeking 2020 records
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Washington — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns with the FBI's search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, and warning that the operation is an example of President Trump using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters and undermine democracy.
Washington — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns with the FBI's search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, and warning that the operation is an example of President Trump using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters and undermine democracy.
The FBI executed the search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center on Wednesday and sought "a number of records related to 2020 elections," the county said. A Fulton County commissioner, Marvin Arrington, Jr., shared an image of the warrant on social media, which indicated that the FBI is investigating potential violations of federal laws related to defrauding voters of a fair election process and the retention of federal election records.
Georgia's two Democratic senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both condemned the search and said it marked a new front in Mr. Trump's efforts to use the power of the federal government to seek retribution.
"After losing Georgia in 2020, Donald Trump demanded state officials 'find' votes to change the outcome, tried to use DOJ to overturn it, and spread conspiracy theories that led to the Jan. 6 sacking of the U.S. Capitol. I suspect today's raid is a continuation of this sore loser's crusade, despite repeated audits and independent reviews confirming that Donald Trump was indeed defeated," Ossoff said in a statement. "From Minnesota to Georgia, on display to the whole world is a President spiraling out of control, wielding federal law enforcement as an unaccountable instrument of personal power and revenge."
Ossoff was referring to a call Mr. Trump had with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in January 2021, in which the president pressured him to "find" 11,780 votes. Joe Biden won Georgia's 2020 presidential contest by 11,779 votes.
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