Sender, To, Cc, Classification, and derivation fields are all [REDACTED] in the OCR (p.1).
p.1Email — "Everyone's favorite topic" (23 Dec 2021)
Internal emailJul 3, 20261 pageEMAIL_Everyone's favorite topic_23DEC2021_DECLASS_REDACTED.pdf
declassified by President Trump 3 July 2026
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The author argues a referenced report re-characterizes the same unit that in 2020 was concluded NOT to be engaged in election influence as now being an election-influence unit attributed to the Chinese Government, calling it a 'weird coincidence' worth highlighting for oversight.
The report cites [REDACTED] activity as 'the Chinese military' even though in 2020 the Intelligence Community said it did not know who the actor was.
The author questions the 'logical, non-partisan basis' for the IC calling the same personnel's same activity 'election influence' in one context but 'issue influence' and not election-related in another.
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The author argues a referenced report cites some of the same intelligence and logic used in 2020 to conclude certain units were NOT engaged in election influence (only "issue-focused"), and now uses it to argue China IS influencing the [REDACTED] election (p.1).
p.1The report cites [REDACTED] activity as "the Chinese military" even though in 2020 the IC said it did not know who the actor was; it re-characterizes the same unit as an election-influence unit attributed to the Chinese Government, which the author flags as a "weird coincidence" worth highlighting for oversight (p.1).
p.1The author questions the "logical, non-partisan basis" for the IC calling the same personnel's same activity "election influence" in one context but "issue influence" and not election-related in another (p.1).
p.1Signature block: National Intelligence Officer - Cyber, ODNI/National Intelligence Council; contact details [REDACTED] (p.1).
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Email — "Everyone's favorite topic" (23 Dec 2021) · p.1
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DECLASSIFIED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP on 3 July 2026 From: To: Ce: Subject: Everyone's favorite topic Date: Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:52:29 PM Classification: Classified By: Derived From: Declassify On: Take a minute and read through this report. It cites some of the same intel and logic used in 2020 to say that these same units were NOT engaged in election influence but were instead only issue- focused, to now argue that China |S influencing the J election. The regional influence, focus on issues, etc. They literally cite as support for their argument some of the same reporting used in the mainline assessment in our minority report. For example, they cite MM activity as being “the Chinese military’ even though in 2020 the IC said we didn’t know who it was. This report describes the same unit tha: i and! said were influencing the US 2020 election and now characterizes it as an election-influence unit and attributes it to the Chinese Government. That’s a weird coincidence, and one we should highlight for oversight. £6 1 We should consider how this looks and on what logical, non-partisan basis the IC makes calls one way or the other. Why is this unit engaged in election influence in the EE anc I “to promote China’s interests” but when they do it here it’s “issue influence” but somehow not election- related? /t’s the same personnel doing the same kind of activity. National Intelligence Officer - Cyber ODNI/National Intelligence Council Secure: iy | Unclass: Unclass email: ay Classification: [ay
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