WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump, in a primetime address on July 16, announced the declassification of information that he said reveals large-scale Chinese hacking of American voter information.
“Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files,” he said.
“That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences.”
An accompanying transparency report from the White House stated that China gained access to voter roll data across 18 states.
Trump further said that members of the intelligence community sought to suppress data on China’s influence on American elections….