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Coverage dated May 6, 2026

Judge rules Justice Department can keep seized Fulton County ballots

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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from a Fulton County warehouse.

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Judge rules Justice Department can keep seized Fulton County ballots (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from a Fulton County warehouse.

  2. KOB 4

    Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules (opens KOB 4)

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    The federal government doesn't have to return the 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee issued the ruling Wednesday.

  3. New York Post

    Trump administration can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia, judge rules (opens New York Post)

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    A US judge on Wednesday ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search ​in January, a win for President Donald Trump's administration as it pursues the president's false claims of widespread voter fraud.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    DOJ can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, judge rules (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The Justice Department can keep the 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, a judge ruled.

  5. Kokomo Tribune

    Judge says federal government can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Judge says federal government can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County.

  6. NBC News

    Judge says Justice Department can keep the 2020 election ballots the FBI seized from Fulton County, Ga. (opens NBC News)

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    The judge ruled the county hadn’t demonstrated that the federal government acted with “callous disregard” in taking the ballots.

  7. The Guardian

    Justice department can keep 2020 ballots FBI seized from Fulton county, judge rules (opens The Guardian)

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    The heavily Democratic Fulton county has been at the center of Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020

  8. Washington Examiner

    Judge denies Fulton County bid to retrieve 2020 ballots seized by FBI (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The FBI seized more than 600 boxes of 2020 election records from a Fulton County election warehouse in January.

  9. Breitbart News

    Judge: Trump DOJ May Keep 2020 Election Ballots FBI Seized in Georgia (opens Breitbart News)

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    A judge has ruled the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) may keep 2020 election ballots seized during a search in Georgia earlier this year.

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