White House levels new allegation that China swept up voter data
The administration said the files included non-public data and warned foreign powers could use voter records for public opinion analysis or other malign activity.
- On Thursday, the White House reiterated allegations that China and its proxies compromised voter registration data covering 220 million Americans, claiming the files 'included non-publicly available data' in a fact sheet approved by intelligence agencies.
- President Donald Trump declassified intelligence records earlier this month, describing China's acquisition as 'the largest compromise of election data in history' and an 'unprecedented election security nightmare.'
- Election experts and state officials dispute the severity, with 12 of 15 states listed as 'compromised' reporting that officials 'never notified them of a data breach,' The Washington Post reported Thursday.
- The Intelligence Community previously concluded that no foreign government altered vote totals or compromised election infrastructure, yet the White House warns adversaries could use registration data for 'malign activities.'
- Sen. Mark Warner argues the administration is using these disclosures to influence approaching midterm elections, reiterating that China remains 'a serious strategic competitor' at America's expense.
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State officials said federal authorities never notified them of a Chinese hack affecting their voter registration systems, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s claims of vulnerabilities in U.S. elections.
US Intel Chiefs Back Trump’s Claim China Interfered In American Elections
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House panel demands classified briefings on noncitizen voting, alleged Chinese election interference
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President Trump’s Election Warning Just Got A Joint Intelligence-Agency Sign-Off
The argument that China’s theft of American voter data does not count as election interference just got much harder to make. A new White House fact sheet says China and its proxies bought, stole, or hacked as many as 220 million American voter-registration records. Some of that data was not publicly available. And the document was not issued as a campaign memo. It was approved by the directors of the Office of the Director of National Intelligen…
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