The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump's breaking of democratic norms.
Experts said the FBI's seizing of ballots in Georgia triggered fears of federal interference in this year's midterm elections:
"It's a dramatic escalation ... to expand federal control over our country's historically state-run election infrastructure."
