A Trump-appointed judge in Georgia blocked a subpoena for Fulton County election workers' information.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
Multiple sources report that U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II, appointed by Trump, quashed a Justice Department grand jury subpoena on July 7, 2026 seeking names and personal contact information of Fulton County 2020 election workers. The claim matches the passage's wording and the ruling predates the September 16 post.
What was said
… And so they seized all of those records now, well over seven months ago, the subpoenas that were issued. But after all of that, how many warrants have been issued by a federal court since that first one? Not one. After the grand jury subpoenas came, there was that subpoena for that for those Fulton County election workers information that was blocked by a by a Trump appointed judge in Georgia. By the way, a Trump appointed judge found that warrant, when he reviewed it, very, very troubling. In Georgia as well, different Trump appointed judge. Also, all those records were public record, so they didn't even need the subpoena. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The AP and NBC report that a federal judge ruled the DOJ cannot obtain names and personal contact information of 2020 Fulton County election workers, with the subpoena served in April.[1][2]
Supports. The Washington Post describes Judge William M. Ray II, a Trump appointee, blocking the DOJ demand for names and contact information of 2020 Georgia election workers.[3]
Supports. CNBC, USA Today, AJC, Courthouse News and Democracy Docket all identify Judge Ray as Trump-appointed and report that he quashed the subpoena as 'staggering' in breadth.[4][5][6][7][8]
Context. The post's referent 'a Trump appointed judge in Georgia' matches Judge Ray; the post's reference to a different Trump appointee (Judge Boulee) concerns a separate FBI ballot-seizure matter, not this subpoena.[5][9]
Sources
9 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 6 not rated
- 1Judge rejects DOJ attempt to get names of 2020 Fulton ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Federal judge rejects Trump administration effort to get ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Judge blocks DOJ effort to obtain info on 2020 election workers in Georgiawashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Judge blocks DOJ subpoena for Fulton County election workerscnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Judge blocks DOJ from getting 2020 election worker infousatoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Investigation of Fulton County’s 2020 election faces setbackajc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Judge quashes Trump demand for private info of all 2020 ...courthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ's demands for ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Judge's ruling in Georgia election case is latest setback for ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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