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Judge quashes Justice Department subpoena for information about 2020 election workers in Georgia
By CNN Newsource at KVIA ABC-7
· July 7, 2026
· 4 min read
By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Jason Morris, CNN
(CNN) — A federal judge blocked a grand jury subpoena for information about 2020 election workers in Georgia, a rebuff to the Justice Department’s investigation into how the election was handled in the Atlanta area.
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Key takeaway Federal investigators alleged Fulton County had potentially failed to preserve its images of 2020 ballots “for the time required by law,” the judge said in the order Tuesday.
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Published: July 7, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
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What is this story about? By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Jason Morris, CNN
(CNN) — A federal judge blocked a grand jury subpoena for information about 2020 election workers in Georgia, a rebuff to the Justice Department’s investigation into how the election was handled in the Atlanta area.
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