In Fulton County, Georgia, lawyers are gearing up to take action against the FBI following recent raids on election-related sites and the seizure of documents tied to the 2020 election. Fulton County Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington Jr. announced that the county is preparing to contest the investigation in court.
Arrington indicated that they will be challenging “the legality of the warrant and the seizure of sensitive election records” in the Northern District of Georgia, aiming to compel the government to return the collected ballots. “I encourage the county attorney to explore every possible avenue to counter this criminal search warrant,” he said, as reported by various outlets. “While I don’t believe a search warrant is warranted in this case, there might be ways to mitigate its impact. We want a forensic audit, to keep the documents under seal in Georgia, and to ensure the security of voter information.”
The announcement came after FBI agents executed a search warrant on January 28 at the Fulton County Elections Hub Operations Center, which opened in 2023 to facilitate election processes. This warrant, seen by sources, allowed the seizure of records, voter rolls, and materials pertinent to the 2020 election.
Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, is Georgia’s most populous area and was at the forefront of voter fraud allegations post-2020 election, claims that were not substantiated in court.
In December 2025, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking access to ballots from the 2020 election, but Fulton County is contesting this suit, arguing that the DOJ lacks a valid reason to demand access. “They took our voter rolls and original ballots,” Arrington noted. “Since there was no inventory taken at the time of the seizure, we can’t confirm whether we received everything.”
Recently, Trump acknowledged the presence of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during the FBI’s raid related to election security issues.
In 2023, a grand jury indicted Trump and several others in Fulton County for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the election, but the case was halted as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified. The Prosecution Council later moved to dismiss the charges.
Despite Democratic criticism of the recent raids, FBI Director Kash Patel defended the agency’s operations, citing an “extensive” investigation leading up to the raids. “The FBI follows the facts and the law, and we’ve been tasked with the responsibility to investigate credible leads,” Patel said, maintaining that they have gathered substantial evidence authorized by a judge. He stated that the investigation is ongoing, with a large volume of information being analyzed.
Fox News Digital has reached out to both Arrington and the Department of Justice for further comments.
