3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 20
Summary
A required U.S. intelligence assessment on foreign interference in the 2024 election has not been released, even as the White House declassifies other election-related material.
The omission undercuts Trump's public push to unveil secrets, with the administration instead selectively publishing hundreds of pages that critics say fuel baseless vote-rigging claims.
The report would give a comprehensive account of efforts to influence voters and deepen divisions across the presidential race and other federal contests.
The 2020 version found Russia sought to help Trump, Iran worked to hurt him, and China largely held back—making the missing 2024 assessment a key benchmark for comparison.
Former intelligence official Larry Pfeiffer said presidents can choose what to declassify, but argued Trump's second-term disclosures appear unusually politicized and driven by revenge.