The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has brought to light previously undisclosed documents that detail an alleged plot by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. These documents, which were declassified and handed over to Congress, describe a scheme involving the production of counterfeit driver's licenses intended to facilitate fraudulent mail-in ballots.
This intelligence, compiled in August of 2020 and only recently disclosed to the public, was located by FBI Director Kash Patel. Patel released the materials in response to persistent requests for transparency from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA). The documents reveal an alarming effort by the CCP to undermine the electoral process by dispatching fake IDs to the United States, which were purportedly to be used to support thousands of fraudulent mail-in ballots.
The implications of such interference are significant, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the 2020 election. Critics, including Grassley, have long suspected that foreign interference intelligence was either overlooked or suppressed. Patel's statement to Just the News indicates that the CCP's intention was to oppose then-President Donald Trump, highlighting the adversarial stance of China towards Trump's economic policies.
Despite the gravity of the situation, this intelligence was largely ignored during the election cycle. This was particularly notable given the timing of the recall of these documents, which coincided with then-Director Christopher Wray's testimony before Congress. At that time, Wray emphasized Russian interference while the threat from China went unmentioned.
The delayed release and acknowledgement of these documents have raised questions about the FBI's actions under Wray's leadership. This is not the first instance of potential election interference not being disclosed to the public; reports have also surfaced of Iranian hackers breaching election systems and stealing voter identities in 2020, another incident that was kept under wraps.
The declassification of these documents, now turned over to Grassley for further investigation, marks a step toward what Patel calls "unprecedented transparency at the people's Bureau." As the controversy continues to unfold, the acknowledgment of this intelligence by the FBI adds to the complexity of understanding foreign interference in one of the most consequential elections in recent American history.
The allegations of the Chinese government’s covert operation to affect the U.S. election through mail-in voting fraud represent a significant escalation in tactics previously mainly attributed to Russia and Iran. With congressional inquiries ongoing, this development is a pivotal moment in unravelling the full scope of foreign interference and its potential impact on U.S. democracy.
