Declassified intel challenges Trump’s claim of a China 220 million voter-file breach
TL;DR
Declassified intelligence records released with Trump’s address show China did not interfere with U.S. election infrastructure or vote counts; they likely sought to predict outcomes and influence policy, and much of the cited voter data is publicly available or sourced commercially, not secretly obtained.
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