Sen. Johnson Seeks Declassification of Chinese 2020 Voter Data Intel

Senator Ron Johnson, the Republican from Wisconsin who chairs the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, called on President Donald Trump this week to declassify U.S. intelligence documents detailing Chinese efforts to access voter registration databases and influence American voters during the 2020 election cycle. The request, made during an interview on Wednesday evening, underscores ongoing concerns about election security and the handling of foreign interference threats.

Johnson emphasized the need for immediate transparency, stating, "I wish they briefed the American people on it. I don't know why you want to keep this classified or hidden. This needs to be thoroughly investigated, and when we have the results of that investigation, make it available to the public." He added that declassification should occur "the sooner, the better," particularly as the Senate debates legislation aimed at strengthening voter verification requirements.

Declassified materials, including an April 2020 assessment from the National Intelligence Council, indicate that Chinese intelligence accessed voter registration data from multiple U.S. states that year. The data, which includes...