Raul Bali

The DOJ lawsuit filed in Atlanta names the Fulton County Clerk of Courts.

The county has said the sealed ballots and other records cannot be produced without a court order.

The Department of Justice is now asking the federal court in Atlanta to issue one.

The DOJ claims the U.S.

Attorney General has the right to obtain ballots and other records under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and that the Attorney General is investigating Fulton County's compliance with federal election law.

Trump and some of his supporters have long claimed widespread fraud, leading to his 2020 loss in Georgia.

Multiple investigations have not borne that out.

For NPR News, I'm Raul Bali in Atlanta.