The White House is considering releasing sensitive intelligence on China and its ability to interfere in US elections that some Trump officials worry could be misleading, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations.
Trump may disclose the intelligence, which was collected and analysed during his first term, in a speech that he is due to deliver on Thursday night, when he is expected to outline information about alleged vulnerabilities in the voting infrastructure that could allow foreign interference in US elections, the sources said.
Reuters could not determine the details of the intelligence, but sources said it is classified and related to whether China had the intention or ability to disrupt US elections in 2020. The sources, who were granted anonymity to discuss classified material, said the intelligence did not show Beijing had manipulated or changed votes.
Trump has continued to repeat the debunked claim that the 2020 election was rigged, suggesting a foreign actor was involved in flipping votes despite legal rulings that Democrat Joe Biden won.
His speech on Thursday may reveal new information about a year-long effort by the Trump administration to collect and review material on what the White House says are vulnerabilities in the nation’s voting infrastructure.
Reuters
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