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FBI Seizes 2020 Ballots as Trump Refugee Ban Blocked, Brooklyn HQ Hit

FBI Searches Fulton County Elections Office; Other News Developments Unfold

The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, seeking ballots related to the 2020 presidential election, according to CBS News. Fulton County confirmed the search, stating that the FBI "sought a number of records related to 2020 elections." A state senator present at the scene told reporters that the FBI was seeking hundreds of boxes of ballots. Deputy FBI Director Andrew Bailey and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard were reportedly seen outside the elections office. A planned news conference with federal officials was later canceled.

In other news, a federal judge in Minnesota temporarily barred the Trump administration from detaining refugees who do not yet have green cards. The temporary restraining order was brought about by the International Refugee Assistance Project and other organizations, on behalf of refugees who have been detained or fear detention. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim wrote, "Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefullyand importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause in their homes or on their way to religious services or to buy groceries."

In New York City, a driver was taken into custody after crashing his car into Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, according to police. The incident, which occurred just before 9 p.m. Eastern Time, is being investigated as a possible hate crime. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said officers "heard a commotion in the building's main entrance" and witnessed the driver strike the rear door of the building, reverse, and strike it again. There were no injuries reported.

Also on Wednesday, CBS News released the full transcript of Kelly O'Grady's interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent addressed the Treasury Department's investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the administration's new "Trump Accounts" for children born during President Trump's second term. "Well, for the families who have children between January 1st, 2025, and December 31, 2028, you got 1,000 coming from the government that's going to be invested into an index fund," Bessent said regarding the Trump accounts.

Finally, a video surfaced showing 37-year-old Alex Pretti in a scuffle with federal immigration officers 11 days before his death. A Pretti family representative confirmed the incident to CBS News, stating that Pretti sustained injuries but did not receive medical care. The video, recorded on Jan. 13 and posted by The News Movement, shows Pretti confronting federal agents and damaging a government SUV. CBS News partner BBC News verified the footage, confirming it was filmed in Minneapolis.

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