"One way or another, the records are coming with us today, one agent said. That was after Fulton's Clerk of Courts Che Alexander told agents their search warrant was unclear about what the FBI could take. The agent on camera said it would be best if she could facilitate their release so that the FBI did not have to breach security gates with cutting tools."
"We'll fight all that later, county attorney Soo Jo told an officer who raised questions about the FBI's search warrant and repeatedly told others that the situation was screwed up. Right now, we are complying. Let them do their thing, Jo said. The county officials appeared fairly bewildered by the whole scene, and Alexander complained to other officials that the FBI's tone had initially struck her as rude. They said they'll break the lock and take em, Alexander said."
"The FBI agents made it clear they did not want county election officials observing them during the operation, the paper reported. Agents were also adamant that media members did not watch them as well. AJC reported: The videos show that in the first hours after agents arrived, county officials were largely compliant, even as they expressed concerns about the search warrant the FBI had come to execute."
Bodycam footage captured FBI agents telling Fulton County officers that the agency was seizing 2020 presidential election ballots and was willing to take the records by force if necessary. An agent asked that the Clerk of Courts facilitate release to avoid breaching security gates with cutting tools. Agents removed 650 boxes of ballots on January 28 and restricted county election officials and media from observing the operation. County officials largely complied despite concerns that the search warrant was unclear; county attorney Soo Jo instructed staff to comply now and contest the matter later. The seizure was part of an investigation into 2020 election fraud.
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