The Division of Justice on Friday filed a lawsuit towards Fulton County, Georgia, in an try and acquire data from the 2020 election, in what seems to be the newest transfer from the Trump administration to research the election the president misplaced.
The Justice Division is in search of paperwork together with poll stubs and signature envelopes from the 2020 normal election, the lawsuit from the DOJ’s civil division states.
In accordance with the lawsuit, Lawyer Common Pam Bondi is investigating Fulton County’s “compliance with federal election legislation.”
Justice Division officers despatched a letter to the Fulton County clerk in November in search of the data, which went unanswered, the swimsuit claims.
President Donald J. Trump speaks throughout a signing ceremony on synthetic intelligence within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, December 11, 2025.
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President Donald Trump has continued to falsely declare he gained the 2020 election, together with the state of Georgia, which he misplaced to Joe Biden. Trump and 18 others have been indicted in Fulton County over alleged efforts to overturn the election outcomes.
Trump pleaded not responsible and the costs towards all defendants have been dismissed final month.
Requested by ABC Information for remark, the Fulton County clerk’s workplace stated in an announcement: “The Workplace of the Clerk of Superior and Justice of the Peace Courts shouldn’t be at liberty to touch upon pending litigation.”
