Newly uncovered documents reveal a troubling pattern of intelligence agencies downplaying Chinese and Iranian efforts to influence the 2020 presidential election while amplifying Russian threats. The revelations paint a stark contrast between how different foreign threats were handled.

According to Just the News, intelligence officials buried evidence of Chinese government efforts to undermine President Trump's candidacy in 2020, while Iranian meddling attempts were similarly minimized. This stands in sharp contrast to the aggressive pursuit of Trump-Russia collusion claims from 2016.

FBI records recently made public show that a confidential human source reported in summer 2020 that China's communist government was attempting to produce fraudulent driver's licenses to facilitate illegal voting for Biden. This intelligence report was mysteriously recalled and agencies were instructed to delete it shortly after it was distributed.

FBI Director Downplayed Foreign Threats

Former FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to Congress in September 2020 that the bureau had "not seen historically any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election." His testimony came shortly before the recall of the intelligence report about Chinese-produced fraudulent IDs.

When appearing before congressional committees, Wray emphasized Russia as the primary election security threat while minimizing concerns about China. Despite being questioned for hours, Republicans never directly asked Wray to explain how China was specifically working to influence the 2020 election.

The intelligence report that was recalled had warned that "in late August 2020, the Chinese government had produced a large amount of fraudulent United States driver's licenses" to help "Chinese students and immigrants sympathetic to the Chinese Communist Party to vote for US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden." Current FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the documents have been provided to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley.

Intelligence Community Split On Chinese Meddling

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released an assessment in March 2021 where agencies agreed Russia sought to hurt Biden while Iran worked to harm Trump in 2020. However, they could not reach consensus on China's role.

The majority of intelligence analysts argued China didn't try to influence the election against Trump, while a minority dissent led by the National Intelligence Officer for Cyber insisted Beijing had taken "steps to undermine former President Trump's reelection chances." This split revealed significant disagreement within the intelligence community.

An intelligence community inspector found in January 2021 that U.S. intelligence analysts appeared to withhold information on Chinese meddling efforts because they disagreed with Trump administration policies. The ombudsman report noted "concerning revelations about the politicization of China election influence reporting."

Iran's Sophisticated Anti-Trump Campaign

Iranian intelligence conducted sophisticated operations aimed at undermining Trump's reelection bid, including sending intimidating emails disguised as coming from the right-wing Proud Boys group to Democratic voters in Florida and other states.

Then-DNI John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Wray held a press conference in October 2020 warning that Iran had gained access to U.S. voter registration information and was "sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump." Despite this public warning, prominent Democrats sought to minimize Iran's role.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed "Russia is the villain here" while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer argued Iran's actions were not aimed at discrediting Trump but rather at undermining confidence in elections generally. The Justice Department later charged Iranian hackers for their election interference campaign.

Double Standard Raises Serious Questions

The contrast between how federal agencies aggressively pursued Trump-Russia collusion claims while downplaying Chinese and Iranian interference efforts has sparked accusations of political bias within intelligence agencies.

The FBI used the now-discredited Steele dossier, funded by Hillary Clinton's campaign, to launch sweeping investigations into Trump that consumed much of his first term. Meanwhile, evidence of foreign efforts to influence the 2020 election against Trump was recalled, deleted, or minimized by many of the same agencies.

Former intelligence officials are speaking out about what they describe as a deliberate cover-up. Christopher Porter, who served as the National Intelligence Officer for cyber-related matters until 2022, stated: "It's important you know this isn't a case of the IC missing something — it was a deliberate cover-up to harm President Trump's reelection."