Breaking update in Trump's Georgia ballot seizure - Brian Tyler Cohen

Democracy Watch episode 473: FBI justification for Fulton County raid gets revealed


Here are the key points from the video:

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• FBI search warrant affidavit released: The justification for the FBI's 2026 search of Fulton County election offices contained recycled election denial claims from 2020-2022, rather than new evidence

• Thin legal basis approved: A federal magistrate judge signed off on the warrant despite the affidavit being filled with previously debunked theories, raising concerns about judicial scrutiny

• Kurt Olsen's involvement: The effort was led by election denier lawyer Kurt Olsen (now in the White House), who previously lost cases in Texas and Arizona and faced sanctions

• Template for future raids: The approved warrant creates a framework that could be used to raid other election offices in swing states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Arizona

• Proposed countermeasures: Recommendations include eliminating immunity protections for officials who interfere with voting rights, banning third-party voter challenges, and imposing penalties on election deniers

• Probable cause standard exploited: The low threshold for search warrants (probable cause) combined with judges' tendency to trust law enforcement allowed questionable claims to proceed