FBI documents reveal agents were ordered to destroy evidence of Chinese interference in the 2020 election to protect then-Director Christopher Wray from contradicting his own Congressional testimony about mail-in voting security.
Key Takeaways
- Newly declassified FBI documents show the agency suppressed intelligence about Chinese Communist Party interference in the 2020 election to shield Director Christopher Wray from political fallout.
- The suppressed evidence included information about nearly 20,000 fraudulent driver’s licenses intercepted by Customs and Border Protection, mostly from China and Hong Kong, allegedly intended to facilitate mail-in vote fraud.
- FBI Headquarters recalled and ordered the destruction of an Intelligence Information Report from its Albany Field Office, instructing recipients to purge all copies from their systems.
- An FBI Albany intelligence analyst warned that suppressing the report for “political reasons” directly contradicted the FBI’s mission to remain apolitical.
- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley condemned the FBI’s actions, saying the agency “turned its back on its national security mission” to protect its image.
Deep State’s Cover-Up Exposed
Bombshell documents released by Senator Chuck Grassley reveal that the FBI deliberately interfered with an investigation into Chinese meddling in the 2020 presidential election. The apparent motive? Protecting then-FBI Director Christopher Wray from the political consequences of his prior Congressional testimony, where he had claimed there was no evidence of widespread mail-in voting fraud. The documents, recently declassified by current FBI Director Kash Patel, detail how FBI headquarters quashed and recalled a crucial Intelligence Information Report (IIR) from its Albany field office that contained evidence of Chinese Communist Party election interference.
“These records smack of political decision-making and prove the Wray-led FBI to be a deeply broken institution. Ahead of a high-stakes election happening amid an unprecedented global pandemic, the FBI turned its back on its national security mission. One way or the other, intelligence must be fully investigated to determine whether it’s true, or if it’s just smoke and mirrors. Chris Wray’s FBI wasn’t looking out for the American people – it was looking to save its own image,” said Chuck Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman.
Evidence of Foreign Interference Buried
The suppressed intelligence concerned a substantial national security threat: Chinese Communist Party operatives allegedly producing fraudulent driver’s licenses to facilitate illegal mail-in voting for Joe Biden. According to the documents, Customs and Border Protection had intercepted 1,513 shipments containing 19,888 fraudulent driver’s licenses, primarily originating from China and Hong Kong. The Albany field office had deemed their source “credible and competent,” yet FBI Headquarters, including then-Deputy Assistant Director Nikki Floris of the Counterintelligence Division, ordered the report’s recall and destruction.
“Most concerning to me, is stating the reporting would contradict with Director Wray’s testimony. I found this troubling because it implied to me that one of the reasons we aren’t putting this out is for a political reason, which goes directly against our organization’s mission to remain apolitical and simply state what we know. Likewise, at the field operational level, I do not feel it is our job to assess whether or not our intelligence aligns with the Director. … My concern is that I think it gets dangerous if we cite potential political implications as reasons for not putting out our information,” said an FBI Albany intelligence analyst.
Wray’s Testimony Contradicted Intelligence
The controversy centers on Wray’s September 2020 testimony before Congress, where he stated: “We have not historically seen any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it is by mail or otherwise.” This statement directly contradicted the intelligence that the FBI’s Albany office had collected. Rather than investigating the Chinese interference allegations, FBI headquarters ordered all copies of the IIR destroyed and removed from computer systems, effectively burying evidence that might have undermined Wray’s testimony and raised questions about election security.
“I think what I would say is this: We take all election-related threats seriously, whether it is voter fraud, voter suppression, whether it is in person, whether it is by mail. And our role is to investigate the threat actors. Now, we have not seen historically any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it is by mail or otherwise… [B]ut people should make no mistake we are vigilant as to the threat and watching it carefully, because we are in uncharted new territory,” said Wray.
Path to Accountability
The revelations come as part of President Trump’s broader effort to reform federal law enforcement agencies and restore public trust in institutions that many conservatives believe were weaponized against the American people. Current FBI Director Kash Patel, appointed by President Trump, has taken steps toward transparency by declassifying these documents and working with Senator Grassley to expose past misconduct. This development aligns with Trump’s campaign promises to drain the swamp and hold corrupt officials accountable for their actions during previous administrations.
“Now’s the time to rebuild the FBI’s trust. Director Patel’s willingness to work with me to establish renewed transparency and accountability is a critical part of that process, and I applaud him for his efforts,” said Chuck Grassley.
The actions taken by FBI leadership during the 2020 election period raise serious concerns about the politicization of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The decision to prioritize protecting Wray’s public image over investigating potentially significant foreign interference in American elections represents exactly the kind of deep state corruption that conservatives have long warned about. As more documents become declassified and more whistle-blowers come forward, the American people may finally get the full truth about what happened during one of the most contentious elections in modern history.
