President Trump: For many years, I've called for bold, swift, and decisive action to protect the integrity of America's elections. Every American deserves to know that when they cast their vote, that vote will be counted accurately in a system, and that is so make that system secure. One where cheating and interference are not just difficult, but virtually impossible. Unfortunately the system we have today falls catastrophically short of that standard. Tonight, I'm announcing the immediate declassification and release of critical intelligence revealing shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure. This evidence shows that the election system we have dangerously exposes; and, really exposes like levels never thought possible, to hacking exploitation and foreign interference.

President Trump: Documents show that during this period, dozens of significant CIA and NSA reports about China's election targeting were kept out of the presidential briefing. These are briefings I would get almost everyday. Everything was kept out that was of importance.One e-mail among intelligence analysts admitted that they had, "deliberately massaged the Presidential Daily Briefing to withhold information regarding Chinese activities related to the election". Another official inside the FBI wrote that she was running, "a shadow government", to keep intelligence about China's election meddling from becoming known, and to keep it away from the honorable press.