A yearslong fight over access to 2020 election records from the Atlanta area culminated in an FBI raid last week, during which agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at the main election facility in Fulton County, Georgia.

Federal agents spent a full day searching the Fulton County Election Hub and Operations Center in Union City on Wednesday, seizing ballots and election records tied to the 2020 presidential contest as part of an investigation examining potential violations of federal election laws. The operation marked a sharp turn in a dispute that began with state subpoenas, expanded into parallel state and federal court battles, and ultimately drew the involvement of senior Trump administration officials, including the nation’s top intelligence officer.