(Atlanta, January 29, 2026) — The FBI has raided an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, escalating the role of the federal government in pursuing former President Donald Trump’s debunked election conspiracy theories.
Federal agents executed a court-authorized action at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, taking possession of 2020 election ballots, according to local reports.
- The FBI raided Fulton County’s Election Hub and Operation Center.
- Agents took 2020 election ballots from the facility, sources told Fox 5 Atlanta.
- The raid comes as Trump continues to falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen.
- Fulton County was a key battleground in the 2020 election, with President Biden winning by a significant margin.
According to reports from Fox 5 Atlanta, multiple law enforcement vehicles and agents were deployed to the facility. Sources confirmed that election ballots from 2020 were taken from the site.
Trump lost Fulton County to former President Joe Biden in 2020 by a margin of more than 243,000 votes—over 46 percentage points, according to official election results.
Fulton County, which is Georgia’s most populous county and where 90% of Atlanta is located, has traditionally been a Republican stronghold. However, Biden became the first Democratic candidate to win the state in 28 years, since former President Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992, as CNN reported in November 2020.
Trump has sought to undermine the results in Georgia for the past six years. Immediately after the 2020 election, Trump and his team began pushing conspiracies, most notably alleging that ballots had been manipulated in Biden’s favor in Fulton County. These claims were amplified by his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who later faced legal repercussions for his actions.
The conspiracies surrounding the 2020 election led to a lawsuit against Giuliani by two Black election workers who received death threats after he falsely claimed they were involved in ballot manipulation, as reported by Daily Kos. Giuliani ultimately settled the case out of court for millions of dollars.
Former special counsel Jack Smith recently testified before Congress, detailing how Trump’s efforts to pressure Georgia officials to overturn the election results formed the basis of the Justice Department’s criminal case against the former president. Smith stated that Georgia was “ground zero” for Trump’s criminal crusade, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
“Georgia was ground zero for the vast criminal conspiracy to overturn the election,” former special counsel Jack Smith testified to Congress.
With Kash Patel, described by some as a “Trump fan-fiction author” by Daily Kos, recently installed as head of the FBI, the agency is now being utilized to investigate Trump’s debunked claims. The Brennan Center has published fact-checks debunking Trump’s claims regarding the Georgia election.
Despite these efforts, Trump’s actions will not alter the outcome of the 2020 election. Biden was certified as the winner by Congress, despite the January 6 insurrection instigated by Trump, and served his full term as president, as reported by Howard University Magazine.
Why It Matters
The FBI raid signals an ongoing federal investigation into attempts to subvert the 2020 election results. This action, coupled with the testimony of Jack Smith, underscores the seriousness with which the Justice Department is treating these allegations. The timing of the raid, with Trump again campaigning for president, raises questions about the potential impact on the 2024 election and the broader implications for the integrity of U.S. democratic processes. The installation of Kash Patel as FBI director, given his past association with promoting Trump’s false claims, adds another layer of scrutiny to the investigation and raises concerns about potential political influence within the agency.
Trump and Patel can pursue any investigation they deem necessary, but the established facts of the 2020 election remain unchanged.
Time.news based this report in part on reporting by Fox 5 Atlanta and added independent analysis and context.
