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Is Trump about to rig the midterm elections?

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Jan 29, 2026
Mo Ivory, Fulton County Commissioner for District 4, recounts watching an FBI warrant and sealed pallets of archived 2020 ballots being removed from the elections office. The conversation covers the raid’s timing, limits on county access, whether Fulton could be a template to intimidate other counties, and what officials and voters might do to protect democracy.
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Raid Signals Relitigation Of 2020 Election

  • The FBI raided Fulton County to seize 2020 ballots and related records under a criminal warrant signed by a magistrate.
  • Hosts argue this signals federal power used to relitigate the 2020 result and intimidate local election officials.
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A Warning To Local Election Officials

  • Lewis Goodall frames the action as a warning to local officials ahead of tightly contested midterms.
  • He suggests the goal is to signal: "do what we want or we'll come after you."
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Blueprint For Undermining Trust

  • Emily Maitlis warns the raid could become a blueprint to pressure or terrorise other counties.
  • She links it to a broader dismantling of trusted institutions and facts.
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