Runaway Country with Alex Wagner Trump Is Getting Scared About the Midterms
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Feb 5, 2026 
Faiz Shakir, political strategist and founder of More Perfect Union, analyzes electoral trends and Democratic strategy. Marvin Arrington, Fulton County commissioner and attorney, gives a first-hand legal account of the FBI seizure of local election materials. They discuss the Fulton County raid, chain-of-custody and warrant concerns, a surprising Texas flip and what these signs mean for midterm and future election dynamics.
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Fulton County Official Rushed To Raid Scene
- Marvin Arrington rushed from court to the Fulton County elections hub after multiple calls alerted him to the FBI raid.
- He describes agents serving a legally insufficient warrant, returning for a corrected warrant, and seizing roughly 700 boxes of original 2020 records.
Broken Chain Of Custody Threatens Verification
- Arrington warns the seized originals broke the chain of custody and imperil verifiable audits.
- Even a court order to return materials may not reveal whether every original was returned intact.
Raid Seen As Forward-Facing Political Strategy
- Arrington and Alex frame the raid as a political tactic to sow distrust ahead of future elections.
- They argue the operation seems forward-facing to intimidate voters and boost narratives of fraud, not purely to investigate 2020.
