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Email — NSA Deliberately Messaging Elections PDB (23 November 2020)3 claims
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter DataNov 23, 2020

  • A sender frames "two albeit related things": (1) the PDB, which "apparently they've worded away from elections," expressing concern "as to why they are 'deliberately massaging' analysis away from elections," noting it may be further delayed pending upcoming releases; and (2) a larger NSA effort to get all reporting needed for the 45-day report into [a channel] for ease of reporting (p.1).

    p.1

  • Forwards the NSA Strategic Intelligence Analyst's 20 Nov message repeating: "We have deliberately massaged our one pending PDB to avoid any direct links to the election. The massive report... has been chopped up into 13 reports that likely will not get out until late next week" (p.2-3).

    p.2

  • Includes NSA "ELECTION SECURITY GROUP" and CNIO for Cyber and Elections signature blocks; NIO — Cyber signature with "The spice must flow" (p.2-6).

    p.2
Email — For IC Coord by 7 Oct: NIC Alternative Analysis on China/Election (7 October 2020)2 claims
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter DataOct 7, 2020

  • An NSA senior described as "one of the few seniors that remained analytically focused" is noted as being on board (p.1).

    p.1

  • Notes that at the last COI meeting "everyone around the table at NSA had thoughts similar" but many were reticent to express them because FBI and CIA "seemed so adamant about their stances" (p.3).

    p.3
Email — NSA "Deliberately Massaged" Pending Election PDB (20 November 2020)2 claims
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter DataNov 20, 2020

  • A drafter states there is pending [reporting] making it clear "China has been caught conducting election influence," and quotes that "NSA is 'deliberately massaged our one pending PDB to avoid any direct links to the election'" (p.2).

    p.2

  • A Strategic Intelligence Analyst (NSA, China & North Korea Strategic Assessments) writes on 20 Nov: "We have deliberately massaged our one pending PDB to avoid any direct links to the election. The massive report we have been waiting on has been chopped up into 13 reports that likely will not get out until late next week," to be cross-posted/downgraded for incorporation into the 45-day piece (p.5).

    p.5
FBI Albany IIR — Chinese Fraudulent Drivers Licenses for Mail-in Votes (provided to Chairman Grassley)1 claim
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter DataSep 25, 2020

  • Addressed FM DIRECTOR FBI TO ALL FBI FIELD OFFICES, with a wide INFO distribution to defense commands and IC agencies (24AF/543 ISR GP Lackland AFB, USAFRICOM, USEUCOM, USPACOM, USSTRATCOM, USTRANSCOM, INSCOM, NGIC, CIA, DHS, DOJ, State, Treasury, DIA, NSA, DNI, ONI, SECDEF, White House Situation Room, LEGAT/AMEMBASSY Beijing, etc.) (p.1-2).

    p.1
China: Cyber Activities Probably Prelude to Election Espionage (WIRe)1 claim
Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting SystemsJul 1, 2020

  • Produced jointly under the auspices of the Chief of Analysis, [REDACTED], the FBI, and the NSA; Product Type: World Intelligence Review (p.2).

    p.2
CIA WIRe Memo — China: Cyber Activities Probably Prelude to Election Espionage (1 July 2020)1 claim
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter DataJul 1, 2020

  • Document details: Produced By CIA; Product Type World Intelligence Review; Publication Date 01 Jul 2020; produced jointly under the Chief of Analysis, the FBI, and the NSA (p.2).

    p.2
Email — RE: Please Coord by COB 9/1: 4-Country Election Security Graphic (3 September 2020)1 claim
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter DataSep 3, 2020

  • INR (INR/EAP, Department of State) states three concerns: (1) evidence for China not interfering is stronger than acknowledged, and the IC should make a judgment call rather than leave it to the reader; (2) China's influence efforts to shift public opinion on policy issues are not the same as election interference; (3) there is relative consensus within the China-watching community (INR, CIA, NSA, FBI) about how to describe China's activities, and NIC disagreement should be a standalone dissent rather than rewriting community consensus (p.7-8).

    p.7
PRC Possesses List of Likely Leaked/Compromised Data Including 200M+ Voter Records1 claim
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter DataJul 10, 2026

  • U.S. Government Data table (p.13-14): a named U.S. publisher — military maps and records in PDF (2017); publicly released information about alleged NSA intelligence collection activities (2013-2016); publicly leaked emails from a named former U.S. official; F-15-related data (1998-2012), described as downloaded data including F-15 fighter jet maintenance and technical manuals; and named U.S. cleared defense contractors 1-4 (documents/database records dated 2012-2017) (p.13-14).

    p.13