Declassified files undercut Trump's claims of election-system risks

Newly declassified U.S. intelligence and security documents released by the White House after President Donald Trump's election-security address cut against his claim that voting systems are easily compromised. The reports said voter registration databases, pollbooks and other internet-connected systems can face cyberattacks, but the infrastructure used to count, transmit and display results would be difficult to alter on a scale large enough to change a presidential outcome. A National Intelligence Council assessment from August 2020 said localized manipulation was possible, yet a coordinated national effort would be hard to carry out and post-election audits and paper trails would likely expose it. The files posted by the White House span January 2020 to June 2026.