Trump Says Venezuela Is Not Ready for Elections, but Has Made Progress
The declassified CIA summary said Venezuela had some capability to alter voting machines, but it found no evidence that large-scale fraud occurred.
- On July 16, President Trump alleged in a primetime address that Venezuela plotted to manipulate voting machines, asserting this 'is exactly what happened' during the 2020 election.
- A recent CIA report concluded Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro developed sustained interest and likely some capability to manipulate machines, yet characterized these plans as theoretical without evidence of execution.
- Founded by Venezuelans in 2000, Smartmatic gained prominence after replacing Venezuelan election machinery in 2004, prompting a 2006 investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States over national security concerns.
- Intelligence Community assessments from March 2021 found no evidence Venezuela attempted to compromise United States election infrastructure, while legal experts note it is 'mathematically impossible' for Smartmatic equipment to have changed election results.
- While Trump's claims partially echo allegations from former Venezuelan military intelligence head Hugo 'El Pollo' Carvajal, his sentencing has been postponed, a sign he may be cooperating with prosecutors regarding Maduro.
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Venezuela is not yet ready for elections but has made “many progress,” US President Donald Trump said on Friday.
Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, but has made progress
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