President Trump released declassified intelligence documents Thursday night revealing a significant foreign interference operation during the 2020 election cycle, in a primetime address that NBC and ABC declined to broadcast.

The President disclosed documents authenticated by the CIA director, FBI director, Director of National Intelligence, and Department of Homeland Security secretary. The materials are now available to the public on WhiteHouse.gov.

What the Documents Contain

According to the declassified materials, Chinese intelligence services obtained voter data from 18 states during the 2020 election cycle, affecting approximately 220 million voter files. The documents indicate China established a dedicated data exploitation unit for this operation.

The intelligence assessments show that by mid-2020, China was targeting swing states and allocating specific resources toward election interference activities. A National Intelligence Council assessment from August 2020 stated that China preferred Trump not win reelection.

The released materials also reference investigations into voter registration irregularities in Michigan, where state police conducted a raid on a Democratic get-out-the-vote operation in Muskegon. The documents indicate canvassers were signing voter registration forms on behalf of other individuals and registering nonexistent people.

Intelligence Community Actions

The declassified documents detail how members of the American intelligence community were aware of the Chinese interference activities but did not inform Trump or Congress, according to the released materials. One analyst allegedly deliberately downplayed Chinese election interference activities.

The documents indicate that NSA members altered a Presidential Daily Briefing to exclude assessments about Chinese election influence activities. An FBI official’s statement referenced in the materials describes running a