AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTFulton County in Georgia took legal action on Wednesday demanding that the federal government return ballots and other election materials from the 2020 presidential contest that the F.B.I. seized last week.The motion was filed under seal in federal court in Georgia, according to Jessica Corbitt, a spokeswoman for Fulton County. The motion also seeks the unsealing of the affidavit that was filed in support of the search warrant that allowed F.B.I. agents to conduct an extraordinary search of the countys election headquarters.At a news conference on Wednesday morning, Robb Pitts, the chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, cast the legal action as a means of upholding the Constitution, as well as the rights of Fulton County voters. We will fight using all resources against those who seek to take over our elections, he said. Our Constitution itself is at stake in this fight.The move follows a chaotic week in Fulton County, which includes much of Atlanta and is Georgias most populous county, after F.B.I. agents conducted an extraordinary search and took away pallets of ballots and other materials.Local officials were particularly alarmed and confused by the presence of Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, whose agencys involvement in elections traditionally pertains only to foreign influence. The day after the search, she met with some of the agents who had participated and called Mr. Trump on her cellphone, The New York
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