Stephen Fowler

County officials say federal agents did not tell the truth about what they were looking for, and among other things, didn't actually allege a crime was committed, writing that, quote, the Fourth Amendment demands probable cause, not

possible cause.

An NPR review of the affidavit found the FBI also omitted key findings from state investigations that found no evidence of fraud and confirmed that Joe Biden won the overwhelmingly Democratic county in 2020.

Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta.

The affidavit unsealed in federal court says the FBI is looking into, quote, deficiencies in Fulton County's counting and hand counting and recounting of the 2020 presidential race.

It includes as evidence multiple claims that had already been investigated and were not substantiated.

The filing also says this investigation was started by Kurt Olson, who tried to overturn the 2020 election.

He's now working in the Trump administration as the, quote, director of election security and integrity.

Well, you know, there are, you know, about a third of the Senate is up every two years.

They have six year terms, but only about 10 seats this year that are truly competitive seats.

And because of some Democratic recruiting targets, they feel a little bit better about their potential capability of being able to take over the Senate.

But it's really a long shot at this point because Republicans have a three-seat majority and Democrats would need to pick up a gain of four seats to be able to take control of the Senate.

because Trump is president and J.D.

Vance as vice president comes in to break ties.

They need a net gain of four.

So between wins and losses of their own and wins and losses of Republicans, they need a net gain of four.

And what about the House?

Well, the House, you know, it's a razor thin majority for Republicans right now.

You know, Republicans can only afford to lose two seats before they're looking at being back in the minority.

And that goes a lot more with the national mood.