1/ NEW: @ProPublica has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: documentcloud.org/documents/2651…
2/ Also striking, the FBI agents brought giant saws to a building where records are stored, according to video taken by a witness.
3/ The FBI is seeking to seize numerous records from the 2020 election, including ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls.
The warrant alleges that these may constitute “evidence of the commission of a criminal offense.”
documentcloud.org/documents/2651…
4/ It cites stiff criminal penalties related to “the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent,” among other violations.
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52…
5/ President Donald Trump has long sought to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, including in a call in which he pressured the secretary of state to “find” him enough votes to win.
cnn.com/2021/01/03/pol…
6/ Trump filed over 60 legal cases across the nation seeking to overturn the election results — all of which failed, even those before Trump-appointed judges.
campaignlegal.org/results-lawsui…
7/ Sources say that the situation on the ground in Georgia remains fluid and confusing. A press conference is expected this evening.
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