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Debunked claims secured Fulton warrant

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Court documents showed the FBI relied on debunked claims to obtain a warrant for Fulton County, Georgia, vote records and indicated the probe followed a referral from a Trump-appointed official.

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The Fulton County search warrant affidavit has been unsealed by a federal judge. Read about what’s in it, and more importantly, what’s not. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Fulton County: What's In The Warrant?
Hint: Everything but probable cause
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February 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM

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Kevin Moncla, who pleaded guilty to a voyeurism charge and was ordered to pay more than $3 million for secretly filming guests in his home bathroom, has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud.
The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM

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NEW: The unsealing of the FBI’s search warrant affidavit for its raid of a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility prompted swift condemnation from voting rights advocates, election experts and former federal officials. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘An absolute travesty': Critics slam affidavit behind Fulton raid for relying on 2020 election lies
The affidavit reinforced fears that the FBI’s seizure was not about uncovering new evidence but about resurrecting a false narrative.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:33 AM

by Stephen P. Smith

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From Democracy Docket via Archive.ph:

A deep dive into the evidence used by the Trump administration to seize the Fulton County GA 2020 election ballots. MUST READ. It all came from election deniers and conspiracy theorists.

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February 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM

by Ryan Goodman

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3/ "Clark D. Cunningham, a law and ethics professor at Georgia State University:

“Mere suspicion is not enough to justify a search warrant,” he said. “There’s nothing in the affidavit that indicates probable cause that any person acted with criminal intent.”
February 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM

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Breaking news: The FBI relied heavily on previously debunked claims of widespread election irregularities in Georgia as it persuaded a federal judge to sign off on plans to seize 2020 voting records from Fulton County, court documents show.
FBI cited debunked claims to obtain warrant for Fulton County vote records, documents show
The FBI told a federal judge that it is investigating whether any “deficiencies” in Georgia officials’ handling of the 2020 presidential election were intentional.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM

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The FBI’s rationale behind raiding the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month was based on debunked claims from election deniers and came after a referral from a White House lawyer who tried to overturn the 2020 election, a search warrant affidavit unsea...

TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
Debunked claims from election deniers influenced FBI raid in Georgia, affidavit reveals
The 28 January raid of the Fulton county election office also came after a referral from a White House lawyer
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February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM

by Ryan Goodman

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PSA for magistrate judges

"FBI search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday shows that a criminal investigation into 2020 election results in Fulton County, Ga., was set off by a leading election denier in the Trump administration and relied heavily on claims ... that have been widely debunked."
Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated With Election Denier in Trump White House
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February 10, 2026 at 11:20 PM

by Ryan Goodman Reposted by Robert C. Richards

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The FBI's Affidavit used to obtain the warrant for Fulton County ballots "instead of relying on the official transcript ... repeated an erroneous claim made by MAGA conspiracists."

From this thread by Tom Joscelyn, an analyst who has followed these matters closely⤵️
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1. The FBI affidavit used to seize ballots and other materials from the 2020 election in Fulton County relies on debunked conspiracy theories. For example, it isn’t true that Fulton first “reported” 511,343 ballots and then “reported” 527,925. I’ll explain.

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February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM

by Brendan Nyhan

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The Washington Post
FBI cited debunked claims to obtain warrant for Fulton County vote records, documents show

The FBI told a federal judge that it is investigating whether any “deficiencies” in Georgia officials’ handling of the 2020 presidential election were intentional.

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“The newly unsealed affidavit shows this search originated from the frivolous claims of Kurt Olsen, an attorney who traffics in debunked falsehoods about the 2020 election," says @markwarner.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
STATEMENT OF U.S. SEN. MARK R. WARNER WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after an FBI search warrant affidavit regarding the 2020 election results in Fulton County, GA, was unsealed: “The newly unsealed affidavit shows this search originated from the frivolous claims of Kurt Olsen, an attorney who traffics in debunked falsehoods about the 2020 election. It also makes clear there was no foreign intelligence nexus. “So why was the Director of National Intelligence there? “When the nation’s top intelligence official inserts herself into a matter with no connection to a foreign threat, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that the objective was political – namely, getting back into Donald Trump’s good graces – and that her presence was meant to lay the groundwork for baseless claims of foreign interference. Americans should be deeply concerned about what someone with sweeping authority over the country’s intelligence apparatus might do to achieve that.” Earlier today, Warner and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) called on Director Gabbard to immediately schedule an Intelligence Community (IC) briefing for senators on election security ahead of the 2026 midterms. The request comes in light of Gabbard’s unprecedented involvement in the Fulton County raid and the seizure of voting machines and election data in Puerto Rico, actions tied to unsubstantiated claims about the 2020 election. Warner and Padilla emphasized that Gabbard’s conduct – acting without a clear foreign threat, providing inconsistent explanations, and undermining state election officials – makes urgent transparency and a full briefing essential to keep the IC focused on genuine threats, not partisan politics.
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM

by Stephen P. Smith

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Breaking from @nbcnews.com: The #FBI raid on the Fulton County GA elections office was justified by a Trumper conspiracy theorist trying to overturn the 2020 election results. The claims have been debunked time and again.

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FBI raid of Georgia election hub was driven by Trump appointee, court docs show
President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen despite court rulings and investigations debunking any widespread voter fraud, including in Georgia.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM

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1. The FBI affidavit used to seize ballots and other materials from the 2020 election in Fulton County relies on debunked conspiracy theories. For example, it isn’t true that Fulton first “reported” 511,343 ballots and then “reported” 527,925. I’ll explain.

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February 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM

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Reading the Fulton County affidavit now, which seems to say more about “if” there was probable cause than establishing that there actually is. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM

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New York Times
Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated With Election Denier in Trump White House

A newly unsealed affidavit showed that a criminal investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga. , relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.

Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated With Election Denier in Trump White House
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by Craig Calhoun

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lawfaremedia.org
The supporting affidavits for the FBI's warrant to search the Fulton County election office—where agents seized 700 boxes containing ballots and other documents related to the 2020 election—have been unsealed. Read the affidavits, from @tylermcbrien.com.
Fulton Co. Election Office Search Warrant Affidavits Made Public
The release followed Judge J.P. Boulee’s order to unseal the docket on Feb. 7.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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