The FBI raided an elections office in Georgia
and seized ballots from the 2020 presidential election
in connection with a federal investigation into
“deficiencies or defects” into Donald Trump’s loss in the state, according to newly unsealed documents.
An affidavit for the search signed by a judge last month reveals that
the investigation followed a referral from Trump’s former campaign-linked attorney #Kurt #Olsen, who is now working in the White House directly under the president.
The document from FBI Special Agent #Hugh #Raymond #Evans says federal law enforcement agencies launched a
“criminal investigation into whether any of the improprieties” alleged during the ballot-counting process in Fulton County “were intentional acts that violated federal criminal laws.”
That investigation was sparked by Olsen
-- who worked closely with Trump’s campaign in 2020 to challenge election results as part of a
“Stop the Steal” movement
that was largely rejected by courts across the country.
He was later sanctioned by a federal judge for
“false, misleading and unsupported factual assertions”
in support of Republican Kari Lake’s unsuccessful attempt to overturn her loss in the 2020 race for Arizona governor.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fbi-georgia-election-office-raid-trump-lawyer-b2917794.html
