Fulton County, the most populous in Georgia, is asking a federal judge to quash a federal subpoena for the personal information of election workers involved in the 2020 election.
A grand jury issued the subpoena on April 17 as part of a criminal investigation into irregularities in the election.
The county’s lawyers called the subpoena overbroad and a product of a “fishing expedition” meant “to target and harass the President’s perceived political enemies,” according to a May 4 court document.
President Donald Trump unsuccessfully challenged Georgia’s election results in 2020, losing the state by some 11,000 votes. He was later charged with a criminal conspiracy based on a rationale that he mounted his effort with a corrupt intent. The case was dismissed after Trump was elected president again….