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The FBI seized hundreds of boxes containing 2020 election records from a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia, in January. County Commissioner Dana Barrett viewed this as political theater rather than a criminal investigation, given the multiple prior investigations and recounts of ballots. The article highlights how supporters of the “Stop the Steal” movement have gained power, including positions on the State Election Board and within the White House, despite their baseless claims about election fraud being repeatedly debunked.

Written by AI on 2026-10-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In January 2023, the FBI seized hundreds of boxes containing 2020 election records from a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia. County Commissioner Dana Barrett saw this as political theater rather than a criminal investigation, given that the results had already been investigated multiple times and the ballots recounted extensively. The "Stop the Steal" movement continues to assert false claims about the stolen election despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Prominent figures within this movement have gained significant power in key positions, such as on the State Election Board in Georgia and at the federal level where a lawyer previously sanctioned for making "unequivocally false" assertions now oversees election integrity efforts for the White House. These actions raise concerns about potential disruptions to electoral processes by individuals with unsubstantiated beliefs.

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🔮 A lawyer known for his willingness to take on long-shot election cases went from a little-known private practice attorney to a role in the White House, overseeing the country’s election integrity effort—despite being sanctioned by a court for making “unequivocally false” assertions around voting.

2026-10-10 · Mother Jones

Stop the Steal Never Stopped · assertive framing

When the FBI showed up at a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia, to seize hundreds of boxes of 2020 election records this past January, County Commissioner Dana Barrett thought it looked less like a criminal investigation and more like political theater. asserted

it → show → theater

It’s been more than five years since the election, the results already had been investigated multiple times, and the ballots had been counted, recounted, and recounted again. asserted

ballots → investigate → election

The lie that the 2020 election was stolen has persisted. asserted

election → steal → ?

And the “Stop the Steal” movement’s most ardent believers now hold unprecedented positions of power, including on the once-sleepy State Election Board in the important swing state of Georgia. asserted

believers → stop → Georgia

lawyer → know → voting

And everyday members of the movement are trying to change what they fervently believe is a broken system—at the risk of actually breaking it in the process. asserted

they → try → process

This week on Reveal, Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis and Reveal’s Najib Aminy examine how the long shadow of doubt over the 2020 elections is being weaponized and what it means ahead of the 2026 midterms. asserted

it → examine → midterms

This is an update of an episode that originally aired in May 2026. uncertain

that → air → May

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