Six former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and intelligence community officials have called on Congress and intelligence oversight bodies to investigate one of the 58 documents declassified by the Trump administration this month, arguing that the CIA material concerning alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election lacks clear information about its source, date of composition, and intended purpose. The document is missing authors, footnotes, and typical qualifying statements found in standard analytical reports. It presents unverified intelligence that appears to support the conclusion that "China hoped Trump would lose," suggesting it may have been specifically prepared at the request of government insiders. The group of former national security officials, "Stable Nation," plans to send a letter to the Congressional Intelligence Committee and relevant oversight agencies, stating that the document's format and tone deviate from CIA norms. If its purpose is to lend support to Trump’s claims about election security, such use would represent politicization of intelligence. A Democratic lawmaker responsible for national security oversight also plans to raise questions about the document’s inconsistencies with the CIA.
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