Search Executed on Jan 28 2026 at Union City Warehouse Agents from the FBI entered the Fulton County elections hub in Union City, near Atlanta, on Jan 28 2026, cordoned the site with yellow tape and began loading boxes onto trucks as part of a court‑authorized warrant [1][2]. The operation was confirmed by FBI spokesperson Jenna Sellitto, while Fulton County spokeswoman Jessica Corbitt‑Dominguez declined further comment, noting the search was ongoing [1][2]. The warrant specifically targeted records related to the 2020 presidential election [2].

Seized Materials Include Ballots, Scanner Tapes, Images, Voter Rolls FBI agents removed containers that held physical ballots, tabulator tapes from ballot‑scanning machines, electronic ballot images and voter‑registration data [1][2]. Sellitto told reporters the boxes indeed contained ballots, linking the seized material directly to the 2020 contest [1][2]. County officials confirmed the subpoena’s scope but offered no additional details about the investigation [2].

Operation Linked to Ongoing 2020 Election Investigation The search is part of a broader federal effort to obtain 2020 election documents amid former President Donald Trump’s long‑standing fraud claims in Georgia [1][2]. Director Kash Patel’s leadership of the FBI has been noted as accelerating politically charged cases, including this seizure [1]. Trump warned in the week before the raid that prosecutions were imminent, though he did not specify targets [2].

Legal Context: DOJ Suit and Dismissed Indictment Separately, the Justice Department sued Fulton County superior court clerk Che Alexander to compel production of the same 2020 records under the Civil Rights Act, seeking a court order within five days [1][2]. The lawsuit follows the November 2023 dismissal of District Attorney Fani Willis’s indictment of Trump and 18 co‑defendants, which was barred due to an appearance of impropriety [2]. Both actions underscore federal pressure to secure the contested election files [1][2].

FBI Leadership and Limited Disclosure While confirming the execution of the warrant, the FBI declined to provide further details, citing the ongoing nature of the matter and offering no timeline for analysis of the seized materials [1]. The limited disclosure leaves the scope of the investigation unclear, but the agency’s focus on 2020 election records remains evident [2].