Trump Action Archive

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• FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County elections office, seizes ballots and voter data — FBI agents executed a criminal search warrant at the Fulton County elections office in Union City, Georgia, on January 28, 2026, seizing approximately 700 boxes of election materials including all ballots, tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images, and voter rolls. The raid was conducted at the behest of the Trump administration as part of efforts to relitigate the 2020 presidential election. Election integrity experts have confirmed the 2020 election was the most secure to date, and dozens of legal challenges to Trump's defeat have failed.
• FBI raid on Fulton County election office based on debunked election-denial claims — On 28 January 2026, the FBI raided the Fulton County election office in Georgia, seizing nearly 700 boxes of election materials. The search warrant affidavit, unsealed on 11 February, reveals the raid's rationale was based on debunked claims from election deniers and originated from a referral by Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer who previously sought to overturn the 2020 election. Witnesses included conservative activists and Trump-aligned Georgia state election board members. Claims cited in the affidavit—regarding ballot image discrepancies, tabulator tape handling, and "pristine" ballots—had been previously investigated and debunked by state officials.
• FBI seized 2020 election records from Fulton County in January raid — On January 28, 2026, FBI agents executed a criminal search warrant at Fulton County's election offices in Georgia, seizing approximately 700 boxes of 2020 election documents. In a federal court hearing on March 27, Fulton County's lawyers argued the FBI's affidavit contained misrepresentations and relied on debunked claims from witnesses, some of whom had been sanctioned for lying or convicted of other crimes. The county contends the seizure was part of the Trump administration's campaign to delegitimize the 2020 election results and that the statute of limitations for any alleged crimes has expired.
• Trump directs national intelligence investigation into voting machines — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard launched an investigation into voting machines at Trump's direction. Simultaneously, the FBI conducted an unprecedented search of the Fulton County, Georgia election office in late January 2026, seizing ballots related to the 2020 election. The basis for the raid relied on recycled and debunked claims about the 2020 election. These actions are part of a broader administration effort to undermine confidence in election integrity ahead of November 2026 midterms.
• Tulsi Gabbard present at FBI search warrant execution at Fulton County elections office — On January 28, FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Fulton County elections hub in Union City, Georgia, seeking 2020 election records including ballots, tabulator tapes, ballot images, and voter rolls. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was present at the scene. An unnamed administration official cited election security and foreign interference concerns; Gabbard has not publicly explained her presence. Democratic lawmakers questioned whether her attendance violated protocols or represented a politicization of the intelligence community.
• FBI agents raided Fulton County, Georgia election office and seized 2020 election materials — FBI agents, operating under a warrant issued by U.S. Attorney Thomas Albus (appointed by Trump to the Eastern District of Missouri), raided an election office in Fulton County, Georgia and removed 700 boxes of ballots, tabulation tapes, and other election-related materials from the 2020 election. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present at the raid, met with some of the FBI agents, and connected Trump to the agents by phone, allowing Trump to speak directly to them during the operation.
• FBI raided Fulton County election office under Trump administration direction — On January 28, 2026, FBI agents executed a warrant to seize records from the Fulton County, Georgia election office related to the 2020 election. The warrant authorized seizure of physical ballots, voting machine tabulator tapes, voter rolls, and electronic data. Trump administration officials claimed the materials constituted evidence of crime. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Director of National Intelligence, was on site despite the DNI having no domestic law enforcement role and being tasked with foreign intelligence.
• FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election office for 2020 election records — The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia election office on January 29, 2026, seeking ballots, tabulator tapes, ballot images, and voter rolls from the 2020 election. County Commissioner Mo Ivory stated the initial warrant was "legally incorrect" and was challenged by county officials before the FBI obtained a corrected version. Democratic officials expressed concern that chain of custody protections were inadequate, fearing the Trump Administration could modify seized materials. The warrant was issued by interim U.S. Attorney Thomas Albus (Eastern District of Missouri) and suggests alleged criminal conduct involved retaining records and tabulating false ballots.
• FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election office, seizing 2020 ballots and records — FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia election office on Wednesday afternoon, seizing all 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, ballot images, and voter rolls. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during the raid. The action follows the Trump administration's nationwide push to obtain voter rolls and investigate alleged election fraud, despite courts dismissing three of nearly two dozen related DOJ lawsuits. Election officials and experts contend the raid has little legal basis and serves to undermine public confidence in election integrity ahead of the 2026 midterms.
• FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County elections warehouse — The Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at the elections warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia, to seize ballots from the 2020 presidential election, including all tabulator tapes and ballot images from the original ballot count. The seizure also included all voter rolls from Fulton County. The action breaks the chain of custody and contaminates the files. This action occurs as President Trump continues to assert that the 2020 election was stolen despite zero evidence, five years of debunked claims, and dismissal of dozens of court cases.
• FBI seizes 2020 election ballots from Fulton County, Georgia warehouse — The FBI executed a search warrant at the elections warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia, to seize ballots from the 2020 presidential election. This action is part of ongoing efforts by Trump and his allies to promote unfounded claims of voter fraud despite a lack of evidence.
• Georgia State Board of Elections subpoenas 2020 election records from Fulton County — The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized ballots from the 2020 presidential election stored in a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia. The seizure occurred as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been reassigned to investigate Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen, focusing on allegations of foreign government involvement.
• FBI raids Fulton County election office for 2020 materials — The Georgia State Board of Elections, which has a Trump-aligned majority, issued a subpoena for 2020 election records from Fulton County at the urging of Trump and election denialists. Fulton County initially sought to quash the subpoena in court. In December, a Fulton County superior court judge ruled in the state board's favor, ordering the county to turn over records. County officials estimated the cost of producing the documents at $376,800 and had scheduled a February 9 meeting to discuss the transfer process before the FBI raid occurred.
• DHS warns of prosecution for doxing ICE agents — FBI agents conducted a raid on the Fulton County election office to seize materials related to the 2020 presidential election. The action is characterized as part of the Trump Administration's broader effort to challenge the legitimacy of the 2020 election results and to support claims of election fraud.
• FBI Atlanta field office chief removed after questioning DOJ's 2020 election investigation — The Department of Homeland Security, through Secretary Kristi Noem, issued a public warning that it would prosecute individuals who identify ICE agents online to "the fullest extent of the law." The statement characterized those engaged in identifying agents as criminals "taking the side of vicious cartels and human traffickers." The warning was issued in response to antifa groups in Portland identifying ICE officers.
• Trump administration pursues nationwide voter roll seizures via DOJ lawsuits — Paul W Brown, special agent in charge of the FBI's Atlanta field office, was reportedly removed from his post after expressing concerns about unsubstantiated voter fraud allegations in Fulton County, Georgia, and refusing to carry out searches and seizures of election records. The removal occurred one week before the DOJ executed a search warrant seizing 700 boxes of 2020 election records from the county elections office. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard was present during the raid, prompting Democratic concern about partisan overreach.
• Attorney General Bondi linked voter roll demands to immigration enforcement — The Trump administration has launched a nationwide effort to obtain voter rolls containing sensitive information from nearly every U.S. state, including Georgia, through Department of Justice lawsuits. Experts report little legal basis for the move; three of nearly two dozen DOJ lawsuits have already been dismissed by courts. Election security experts characterize the effort as designed to fuel false claims of fraud and weaken confidence in election results, particularly ahead of the 2026 and 2028 election cycles.
• Tulsi Gabbard, DNI, appears at Fulton County election raid — Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter this week to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz linking the Department of Justice's voter roll data demands to the administration's immigration enforcement operations in the state. The letter connected federal voter registration record requests to recent immigration raids, a linkage that had already been cited in one active DOJ voter roll lawsuit.
• — Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, was spotted on site at the Fulton County election office during the FBI raid on Wednesday evening. Her presence prompted widespread outrage and questions about why an intelligence official was involved in a domestic election matter. The Wall Street Journal reported that Gabbard is leading the Trump administration's effort to investigate voter fraud nationwide, raising concerns about the politicization of the intelligence community.

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• North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Court of Appeals ruling — On Monday, April 7, 2025, the North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Court of Appeals' ruling that would have invalidated 60,000 ballots to consider Democrat Allison Riggs' appeal. Riggs, who won the November 2024 election and should already be months into her first full term, will recuse herself from the case, leaving Republicans with a 5-1 majority on the court. The stay prevents immediate disenfranchisement of voters while the case proceeds to the state's highest court.
• Jefferson Griffin filed and pursued ballot challenges violating the Purcell principle — Republican Jefferson Griffin, who lost the November 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election to Democrat Allison Riggs by 734 votes, spent five months attempting to overturn the election by challenging over 60,000 ballots. Griffin recycled arguments previously rejected by a Trump-appointed federal judge before the election, violating the Purcell principle—a federal election doctrine prohibiting courts from altering election rules directly before, during, or after an election. Griffin's post-election challenges sought to disenfranchise voters based on missing driver's license or Social Security numbers on registration forms and military/overseas voters, despite no evidence of ineligibility.
• North Carolina Republican Party sent postcards with QR codes to notify voters of ballot challenges — The North Carolina Republican Party sent postcards to voters whose ballots were being challenged by Jefferson Griffin, instructing them to scan a QR code for additional information rather than providing direct notice of the quasi-judicial election protest. The postcards did not identify a protestor or campaign committee, provided no forwarding address, and directed voters to a partisan website containing dozens of challenges and thousands of names not listed alphabetically. A dissenting Court of Appeals judge noted that forcing voters to possess technological means and trust to scan an anonymous QR code and navigate a partisan website cannot be considered reasonably calculated to notify affected voters.
• North Carolina State Board of Elections rejected Griffin's ballot challenges — The North Carolina State Board of Elections, which has a Democratic majority, rejected Jefferson Griffin's claims that over 60,000 ballots cast in the November 2024 Supreme Court election were invalid. Griffin had filed legal challenges against these ballots, primarily targeting voters whose registration forms lacked a driver's license or Social Security number, as well as military and overseas voters. The Board's rejection was the first official action to defend the election result against Griffin's post-election challenges.
• North Carolina Supreme Court stays Court of Appeals ruling in Riggs-Griffin election dispute — The North Carolina Supreme Court placed a stay on the Court of Appeals' ruling that would have required notification and cure procedures for 60,000 voters with incomplete registrations. The stay halts implementation of the lower court's order while the state Supreme Court reconsiders the case. Based on prior rulings by the justices, a 3-3 deadlock is described as the best-case scenario for incumbent Justice Riggs; if a deadlock occurs, the Court of Appeals ruling would stand.
• North Carolina Court of Appeals orders notification and cure period for 60,000 voters with incomplete registrations in Riggs-Griffin Supreme Court race — The North Carolina Court of Appeals, in a decision by judges Fred Gore and John Tyson, ruled in favor of Republican Jefferson Griffin's challenge to Justice Allison Riggs' narrow November 2024 election victory. The court ordered election officials to notify approximately 60,000 voters that their registrations were incomplete and gave them 15 days to complete their registrations if they want their ballots to count. The dissent characterized the ruling as "mass disenfranchisement." Riggs appealed to the state Supreme Court, which placed the ruling on hold pending reconsideration.
• North Carolina Supreme Court orders overseas voters to prove eligibility or face ballot discard — The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that thousands of overseas voters, including military members, must prove their eligibility within 30 days or have their votes retroactively discarded in a state supreme court race won by Democrat Allison Riggs by 734 votes. The court dismissed challenges to 60,000 other voters but upheld the requirement for overseas voters. Justice Anita Earls dissented, arguing the decision amounts to overturning a valid election. Riggs announced plans to challenge the ruling in federal court.
• North Carolina Supreme Court orders overseas voters to prove eligibility, threatening election results — The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on April 11 that overseas voters must prove their eligibility within 30 days or have their votes discarded, potentially overturning Democratic Justice Allison Riggs's November 2024 election victory by 734 votes. The ruling followed a Republican opponent's challenge to over 65,000 ballots cast by voters who had followed all existing state rules. Riggs has petitioned federal court to intervene, arguing the post-election rule change violates the Constitution and federal law protecting military and overseas voters.
• Jefferson Griffin challenges Alison Riggs' North Carolina Supreme Court election win — Jefferson Griffin filed a legal challenge to Alison Riggs' victory in the North Carolina Supreme Court election. The challenge prompted calls for voters to verify whether their votes were challenged and to contact county Boards of Elections. Pro-democracy organizations including Common Cause NC mobilized to defend the election certification in court.

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• Democratic attorneys general file lawsuit challenging Trump voting executive order — A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts on April 3, 2025, challenging an executive order signed by President Trump that imposes proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and mandates mail ballots be received by election day. The attorneys general argue the order violates the Constitution's Elections Clause, which reserves election administration to the states, and exceeds presidential authority. The lawsuit names Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission as defendants, seeking a judicial declaration that the provisions are unconstitutional and void.
• Trump signs executive order on election integrity titled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections" — President Trump signed an executive order last week targeting elections, titled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." According to legal analysis, the order asserts powers the president does not constitutionally possess, violates federal law, and tramples federalism principles. The order has already prompted three separate lawsuits challenging its legality in federal court.
• Elias Law Group files complaint challenging Trump election executive order — Elias Law Group filed a 70-page complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Governors Association. Senate and House Democratic leaders joined the suit. The complaint challenges the constitutionality and legality of Trump's election-focused executive order.
• Two nonprofit organizations file separate lawsuits challenging Trump election executive order — Two separate groups of nonprofit organizations filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging Trump's election-focused executive order. These filings join the earlier complaint filed by Elias Law Group and Democratic Party committees, bringing the total number of lawsuits challenging the order to three.
• Election watchdog organizations and Democratic Party sue to block election system overhaul — On March 31, two election watchdog organizations and the Democratic Party sued the Trump administration to block his executive order to overhaul the election system, including the addition of a proof-of-citizenship requirement and new mail ballot deadline restrictions. The lawsuits challenge the constitutionality and legality of the changes.