Judge lets FBI keep Georgia 2020 election records
A judge has ruled that the FBI can keep 2020 election records seized from a county in Georgia, in a decision tied to a long-running dispute over the aftermath of the 2020 vote.
The ruling was issued on 7 May and concerns records taken from the county as part of the wider legal fight.
The county is expected to appeal.
The decision matters because it keeps the documents in federal hands for now, rather than returning them to local control.
It also adds another step to a broader post-election dispute that has continued for years.
The case is linked to efforts connected with Donald Trump's push for redress in Georgia after he lost the state in 2020.
The latest ruling does not appear to end the dispute.
The FBI is the federal agency holding the records, while the county remains the local party most directly affected by the decision.
The judge's order gives the federal side a temporary advantage in the case.
