Steve Inskeep

Fulton County includes most of Atlanta.

The seizure of Georgia ballots is raising concerns about this year's elections.

So we've called NPR's Stephen Fowler, who is in Atlanta and has covered this story for years and years.

Hi there, Stephen.

Good morning.

What exactly happened in Fulton County?

Okay, we know that the Justice Department is now doing whatever Trump feels like telling them to do, but they seem to have gone to a judge, you say.

So what evidence did investigators give for seizing voting material?

You mentioned a state lawsuit.

There's the federal laws around Fulton County for years, right?

Why was Tulsi Gabbard, not a law enforcement official, but the director of national intelligence, seen at the site of the ballot seizure?

NPR political reporter Stephen Fowler is in Atlanta.

Stephen, thanks so much.

Thank you.

And that's a first for this Friday, January 30th.

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