Trump expected to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections during primetime speech, sources say

In early 2021, most of the U.S. intelligence community assessed that China did not try to influence the outcome of the election, with Beijing deciding neither…

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But the report notes a "minority view" from the National Intelligence Officer for Cyber, who believed China did take at least some steps to "undermine" the Trump campaign, largely through social media posts, official statements and other influence campaigns. The time I was president, I was lecturing and putting up to 10,000 people. The president has repeatedly claimed that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through widespread fraud, an assertion that has been rejected by courts and election officials.

Furthermore, The objective appeared to be conducting public opinion analysis ahead of the 2020 general election. The goal was to "conduct public opinion analysis on the 2020 U.S. general election." It isn't clear how China accessed the voter data or how sensitive it was. The question of China's involvement in the 2020 election has been the topic of some debate — but U.S. intelligence agencies have said China didn't try to interfere in the election on a technical level.

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But the report notes a "minority view" from the National Intelligence Officer for Cyber, who believed China did take at least some steps to "undermine" the Trump campaign, largely through social media posts, official statements and other influence campaigns.
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The time I was president, I was lecturing and putting up to 10,000 people.
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The president has repeatedly claimed that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through widespread fraud, an assertion that has been rejected by courts and election officials.
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The objective appeared to be conducting public opinion analysis ahead of the 2020 general election.
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The goal was to "conduct public opinion analysis on the 2020 U.S. general election." It isn't clear how China accessed the voter data or how sensitive it was.
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The question of China's involvement in the 2020 election has been the topic of some debate — but U.S. intelligence agencies have said China didn't try to interfere in the election on a technical level.
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Popular Reads Under the first Trump administration, officials already detailed efforts by Iran, China and Russia to influence the 2020 election, though officials later determined that none of their interference would have changed the election result.
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Despite Trump's claims of voter fraud that contributed to his 2020 election loss, officials have found no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
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In early 2021, most of the U.S. intelligence community assessed that China did not try to influence the outcome of the election, with…
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But the report notes a "minority view" from the National Intelligence Officer for Cyber, who believed China did take at least some steps to…
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