U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on the night of the 16th (local time) in a national address asserting fraud in the 2020 presidential election that "China obtained 220 million U.S. voter files around 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 included personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and political leanings.
Trump also said that "during the Biden administration, personnel at intelligence agencies such as the CIA downplayed or concealed evidence of such Chinese interference," adding that "even though tens of millions of voter data were leaked in 18 states, it was not properly reported to the president and Congress."
In particular, Trump said he had identified indications that an internal "Data Exploitation Unit" was newly created and operated for this operation. He said, "I announce the immediate declassification of critical information that shows severe vulnerabilities in election infrastructure."