FBI Dismissed Source Claims of CCP Interference in 2020 Election to Avoid Contradicting Director, Documents Show

Agency officials called the report ‘not authoritative’ and suppressed its issuance, despite FBI analyst concerns.
FBI Dismissed Source Claims of CCP Interference in 2020 Election to Avoid Contradicting Director, Documents Show
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington on Nov. 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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The FBI in 2020 blocked a probe into suspected Chinese interference into U.S. elections for fear of contradicting then-director Christopher Wray’s public testimony, newly released records indicate.

The FBI internal emails, which Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) made public on July 1, showed the agency initially releasing an intelligence report raising concerns about possible fraudulent mail-in ballot voting efforts from China, then recalling the alert on the same day as it attracted high attention.
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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