The warrant allowing access to an elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia was unsealed Feb. 10, more than a week after federal investigators seized hundreds of boxes of materials relating to the 2020 election.
Agents with the FBI were not carrying a physical warrant when they arrived at the Union City facility, leading to confusion for staff and local police on whether the agents had permission to access the ballot storage.
Body camera footage captured by Fulton County police showed federal agents explaining the warrant needed to be updated because they didn't have all the information about the building, but that a digital version had been given to the Clerk of Courts, and the face of the warrant had been shown to police.
The full warrant remained sealed, even to Fulton County officials. On Feb. 4 a motion was filed under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 41(g) alleging federal investigators may have been able to view election materials, but ballots should not have been taken from the custody of the Clerk. The motion demands materials be returned to Fulton County.
A judge ordered the warrant to be unsealed by Feb. 10, with redactions to shield names of non-governmental witnesses. Here's what it said.
