President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged, posting “TRUMP WON BIG. Crooked Election!” on Truth Social as he amplified a series of posts citing a range of long‑standing allegations related to the 2016 and 2020 elections that lack evidence, including some referencing an FBI raid at a Georgia election office a day earlier.
Federal authorities executed a search warrant at the county’s main election office on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation, according to officials, prompting a wave of reaction online from the president, his allies, and Democrats. Trump, who has repeatedly alleged that the 2020 election was stolen, used the episode to once again cast doubt on the integrity of Georgia’s election process, a state that played a central role in his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden.
As part of the Wednesday search, an FBI warrant cited by multiple publications sought ballots and other voter data from the 2020 election in Fulton County. The County Commissioner Mo Ivory also said on Instagram that the FBI were collecting 700 boxes of ballots from the 2020 election.
An FBI spokesperson told Newsweek agents were “executing a court-authorized law-enforcement action” but declined to provide additional details.
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