Breaking: Declassified Doc Confirms China Did, in Fact, Breach US Election Security Leading up to 2020 Election

As Republicans push forward with the SAVE America Act in the Senate—legislation aimed at strengthening election integrity—a troubling report out of Washington is drawing attention to a threat that many Democrats appear reluctant to address.

At the center of the concern is the potential involvement of the People's Republic of China, widely regarded as America’s most formidable geopolitical adversary.

According to a document obtained by Just the News and corroborated by officials familiar with the matter, Chinese operatives were able to infiltrate elements of U.S. election infrastructure as part of a broader cyber-espionage effort during the 2020 election cycle.

A partially redacted April 2020 memo from the National Intelligence Council—titled “Cyber Operations Enabling Expansive Authoritarianism”—outlined the scope of the activity.

“[Redacted] Chinese intelligence officials analyzed multiple U.S. states’ [Redacted] election voter registration data, [Redacted] to conduct public opinion analysis on the 2020 US general election,” the document stated.

Though quietly declassified in 2022, the memo received little attention from the administration of former President Joe Biden or the broader legacy media.

Just the News founder John Solomon and investigative correspondent Jerry Dunleavy noted the lack of transparency surrounding the findings.

“That means six years later that the U.S. intelligence community has yet to fully inform the American people or the Congress on the breadth of evidence it possesses of China’s actions, how Beijing got the data, and what operations it has taken or contemplated,” they wrote.

Importantly, the data accessed reportedly involved voter registration information—not actual ballots or voting machines. Still, experts emphasize that such data is highly sensitive, often including personal identifiers such as driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security information.

“Voter registration data is not the same as ballots, where Americans choose their candidates,” Solomon and Dunleavy explained. “But it contains sensitive personally identifying information…”

The revelations echo warnings previously raised by John Ratcliffe, who served as Director of National Intelligence under President Donald J. Trump and had cautioned about Chinese cyber activities targeting U.S. systems.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration has publicly taken action against similar threats abroad. In 2024, the U.S. government imposed sanctions and filed criminal charges against alleged Chinese hackers tied to cyberattacks in the United Kingdom, where millions of voter records were reportedly compromised.

“The United States will continue its work to disrupt the dangerous and irresponsible actions of cyber actors targeting critical infrastructure,” said a senior Treasury Department official at the time.

Yet critics argue that comparable concerns involving U.S. systems during the 2020 election did not receive the same level of public disclosure or urgency.

The lack of transparency has fueled ongoing debates about election security and foreign interference—issues that remain central to the current push for reform in Washington.

Supporters of the SAVE America Act contend that while the legislation may not directly address every form of cyber intrusion, it represents a meaningful step toward restoring public confidence and safeguarding the integrity of future elections.

Opponents, however, have resisted the measure, raising broader questions about priorities in election policy and national security.

At a minimum, the intelligence findings highlight the persistent and evolving nature of foreign cyber threats—and the importance of ensuring that American institutions remain resilient against them.