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July 30, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT
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The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
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Emma Nicholson,
July 30, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT
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Alleges China obtained 220 million US voter files; says hundreds of thousands of noncitizens registered to vote

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The US president said he would declassify intelligence data that revealed China had illicitly acquired 220 million US voter…

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