Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The White House Government Transparency Task Force has released documents from the U.S. Intelligence Community detailing how the People's Republic of China and its proxies acquired voter registration data for up to 220 million Americans, including non-public information.
These declassified documents define "election interference" as foreign government activities targeting voter registration infrastructure, data, and other technical aspects of elections such as ballot casting, counting, and reporting.
In 2022, the Intelligence Community identified a Chinese Computer Network Exploitation actor who accessed voter registration data on commercial websites through cyber activities aimed at obtaining non-public information.
The documents warn that adversaries with access to voter registration data could manipulate or alter it to prevent voters from casting ballots, cause election day delays, or require provisional ballots. Such data could also be exploited for other foreign interference or influence campaigns.
Before President Donald J. Trump's July 16, 2026 speech on Chinese election interference, the White House worked with intelligence agencies—including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Homeland Security, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and Federal Bureau of Investigation—to verify the accuracy of statements based on these documents.