Fulton County is asking a federal court to order the return of election files seized during the Jan. 28 FBI raid, and to unseal the affidavit supporting the search warrant for the county’s elections hub.
Commission Chairman Robb Pitts and Commissioner Mo Ivory have separately told the media that they view the raid as part of President Donald Trump’s continued efforts to take control of Fulton County’s election operations and to challenge the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
During a press conference Wednesday, Pitts said a motion was filed in federal court on behalf of himself and the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections against the United States of America.
“Our Constitution itself is at stake in this fight,” Pitts said. “The Constitution is the law of the land. The Constitution is not a suggestion.”
Georgia is currently in an election season that includes primary races for U.S. Senate and governor. The general election will be held in November.
“2026 is going to be an important year with the Senate race. Anything that can be done to influence that is … going to be done,” Pitts said. “This is probably the first step in suppressing voter participation in 2026 and, more importantly, 2028.”
This week, the president said elections across the U.S. should be nationalized, with the Republican Party controlling the election process.
Pitts said he was told by a source that he should be prepared for the possibility of arrest warrants being issued against himself and other state officials.
Pitts said that neither he nor anyone in the Registration and Elections department has done anything that would warrant an arrest.
On Wednesday, Ivory, during a CNN interview, said she believes Trump is attempting to intimidate voters through the federal government’s actions in Georgia.
“…They don’t believe in separation of powers,” Ivory said. “They don’t believe in following the law or the Constitution, as we’re seeing.”
Pitts and Ivory said they believe Fulton County is the beginning of the Trump Administration’s plan to control elections across the U.S. This week, Trump said he has identified at least 15 locations where he contends election operations warrant scrutiny.
Pitts said Fulton County has conducted 17 elections since 2020 without any issues.
