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Stephen Fowler

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The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

Who knows?

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

Fulton County is the state's most populous county.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

It is a heavily Democratic county.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

It is a place where there is not a lot of support for Donald Trump and his policies on a good day.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

But with the case of this election, there were people who just could not fathom the idea that a Democratic city and a Democratic county voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

In the last five years, I have tracked so many different storylines and claims and allegations about what happened in Fulton County.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

There have been more than 60 court cases in states like Georgia and across the country that found no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

There were claims made, claims investigated, claims put to rest that have festered and continue to grow.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

And now,

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

In the midterm election year, a major priority of the administration is fanning the flames of those conspiracies, telling people that they shouldn't trust the election results from before.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

And the last time that happened in 2022 in the midterms, a lot of his supporters stayed home.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

I don't know if that's going to be the case this time, but it is notable with everything else going on.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

You know, Trump went to Iowa earlier this week to talk about the economy.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

Now we're talking about ballots.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

OK, talk soon.

Up First from NPR
Senate Funding Deal, Border Czar Homan In Minnesota, Georgia Election Ballots Seized

Well, the FBI now has about 650-ish boxes worth of stuff from Fulton County's 2020 election.

Up First from NPR
Senate Funding Deal, Border Czar Homan In Minnesota, Georgia Election Ballots Seized

Earlier this week, there was a judge who signed off on a search warrant that asked for all the ballots, tabulator tapes, the scanned images of the ballots, and all copies of voter rolls from that election.

Up First from NPR
Senate Funding Deal, Border Czar Homan In Minnesota, Georgia Election Ballots Seized

So, several trucks came in to take them away late Wednesday night, and I live in Fulton County, I voted here in 2020, so they have my ballot, Steve.

Up First from NPR
Senate Funding Deal, Border Czar Homan In Minnesota, Georgia Election Ballots Seized

And the Republican-led state election board took the county to court last year trying to access these ballots and records.

Up First from NPR
Senate Funding Deal, Border Czar Homan In Minnesota, Georgia Election Ballots Seized

While that was playing out, the Department of Justice also sued over these records.