POLITICSJul 17 · 03:45 UTCTHE ATLANTICTom Nichols

Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China

President Trump claimed foreign actors, particularly China, are undermining U.S. elections and accused the 'deep state' of concealing evidence. However, declassified documents he released contradict his assertions, with the intelligence community stating China considered but did not deploy influence efforts in the 2020 election.

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