In a letter to Congress, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe claims that China interfered in the 2020 election and that information was suppressed by CIA “management.

The Epoch Times reports that Ratcliffe wrote in the letter, “From my unique vantage point as the individual who consumes all of the U.S. government’s most sensitive intelligence on the People’s Republic of China, I do not believe the majority view expressed by Intelligence Community (IC) analysts fully and accurately reflects the scope of the Chinese government’s efforts to influence the 2020 U.S. federal elections.”

Ratcliffe cited a report by the IC’s Analytic Ombudsman Barry Zulauf, which claimed that intelligence analysts applied different standards when reporting on Russia and Chinese election interference. The analysts were quick to label Russian election interference but were reluctant to do the same for China.

Zulauf’s report stated, “Given analytic differences in the way Russia and China analysts examined their targets, China analysts appeared hesitant to assess Chinese actions as undue influence or interference.”

“These analysts appeared reluctant to have their analysis on China brought forward because they tended to disagree with the Administration’s policies, saying in effect, ‘I don’t want our intelligence used to support those policies.”

Ratcliffe’s letter concludes that the People’s Republic of China “sought to influence” the 2020 U.S. federal elections and raised the need for the Intelligence Community to address the issues.

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