A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search ​in January, a win for President Donald Trump’s administration as it pursues the president’s false claims of widespread voter fraud.

Atlanta-based U.S. District Judge J.P. ‌Boulee rejected Fulton County’s request for the return of original copies of the seized material. Lawyers for the county had argued that the FBI’s search of the county’s election hub relied on faulty and discredited evidence and violated protections under the U.S. Constitution.

“While the Affidavit was certainly far from perfect, this is not a situation where ​an officer left out all the facts that might undermine probable cause or where an officer intentionally lied,” Boulee wrote in a ⁠68-page ruling.