President Donald Trump on the night of the 16th (local time) claimed in a nationwide address asserting election fraud in the 2020 presidential race that "China obtained 220 million U.S. voter files before and after the 2020 election."
Trump said at the White House in Washington that day that "the possibility of foreign (election) interference is very high." He explained that the files obtained by China contained personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and political leanings.
Trump added, "During the Biden administration, personnel at intelligence agencies such as the CIA downplayed or concealed information about this Chinese interference," and claimed, "Even though voter data for tens of millions of people was leaked in 18 states, it was not properly reported to the president and Congress."
In particular, Trump said evidence was found that, for this operation, an internal "Data Exploitation Unit" was even newly created and operated. He said, "I announce the immediate declassification of important information that shows serious vulnerabilities in election infrastructure."