Cross-cutting
Timeline
The sequence of events as stated in the declassified documents, from early foreign-influence reporting through the July 2026 release. Presented as the material describes it, with links to the primary documents and contemporaneous external reporting where available.
2004–2016
Venezuela/Smartmatic reporting; 2006 Sequoia threat assessment; 2007 divestiture; Russia 2016 all-50-state reconnaissance, ≥7 states compromised, Illinois/Arizona breaches; Kennesaw State ~7M Georgia records (Mar 2017).
2018–2019
CCP policy to prevent the President's re-election (CIA Note); PRC voter-registration analysis (mid-term data); APT31 targeting senior U.S. officials since ~2018.
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January 2020
NICM 2020-003 "Vulnerabilities in US 2020 Election Infrastructure."
June–July 2020
PDB "Beijing Escalating Efforts" (25 Jun); CIA WIRe APT31 memo (1 Jul).
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- China: Cyber Activities Probably Prelude to Election Espionage (WIRe)
- CIA WIRe Memo — China: Cyber Activities Probably Prelude to Election Espionage (1 July 2020)
- Email — NSA "Deliberately Massaged" Pending Election PDB (20 November 2020)
- Email — NSA Deliberately Messaging Elections PDB (23 November 2020)
- President's Daily Brief, 25 June 2020 — Beijing Escalating Efforts To Shape US Policies on China
August–October 2020
NICA "Foreign Threats" (19 Aug); 4-country graphic coordination (3 Sep); FBI Albany IIR issued & recalled (25 Sep); NIC alternative-analysis coordination (7 Oct); NICM China Steps (16 Oct). Michigan: Muskegon Clerk flags applications (5 Oct); MSP search warrant (29 Oct).
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- Foreign Threats to 2020 US Federal Elections (NICA)
- FBI Albany IIR — Chinese Fraudulent Drivers Licenses for Mail-in Votes (provided to Chairman Grassley)
- NICA — Foreign Threats to 2020 US Federal Elections (19 August 2020)
- FBI Albany Briefing Handout / Tasking Package (Strategic Review of the Recalled IIR)
- Original Muskegon / MSP Referral Assessment EC
November–December 2020
NSA "massaged PDB" email dispute (20/23 Nov); ICA minority-view comments (30 Dec).
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- Email — "FW: ICA Comments" / Comments Re Minority View (30 Dec 2020)
- Foreign Threats to 2020 US Federal Elections (NICA)
- Email — NSA "Deliberately Massaged" Pending Election PDB (20 November 2020)
- Email — NSA Deliberately Messaging Elections PDB (23 November 2020)
- NICA — Foreign Threats to 2020 US Federal Elections (19 August 2020)
- Summary (Part 2) — China's 2020 Election Influence Plans (Racial/Political/Military Themes)
2021
"Everyone's favorite topic" email (23 Dec). Michigan: FFI opened into prepaid cards (16 Mar); WDMI declines (Aug); PIN agrees no further action (4 Nov).
2022–2024
PRC targeting of 2024 election (2023 reporting); PRC 7-states voter data (2023). Michigan: 107-application database checks (2023); mass canvasser interviews (Dec 2023); FBI Lab handwriting report (May 2024); no-prosecution decision (Jul 2024).
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- PRC Possesses List of Likely Leaked/Compromised Data Including 200M+ Voter Records
- CIA Note — Sensitive PRC Reporting from 2018-2020
- PRC Analysis on U.S. Voter Registration Information from Multiple States
- PRC Collection of U.S. Consumer, Military, and Voter Registration Databases
- PRC Discussion of Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections (2023 Reporting)
- PRC Shares 2020 U.S. Voter Registration Data for Cities Within Seven States (2023)
2025
Michigan case closed (25 Sep). Albany IIR strategic review (Jul).
2026
DHS SAVE/noncitizen review ("as of 22 Jun"); CISA report ("as of 13 Jul"); declassifications: DNI Gabbard (16 Mar), D/CIA Ratcliffe (1 Jul), President Trump (3 Jul), Counsel Warrington (10 Jul); WHTF statement (13 Jul).
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