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July 1, 2026
Trump Authorizes Declassification of Intelligence Documents Amid New Task Force for Election Fraud Claims
- Trump authorized acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to declassify records related to the 2020 election, stating he could declassify 'whatever you want'.
- This directive coincides with the formation of a new White House task force tasked with collecting intelligence documents to support Trump's claims of election fraud.
- The task force is reportedly gathering thousands of pages from multiple intelligence agencies and has been encouraged to limit redactions.
4 Sources
- Trump says he told new acting director of national intelligence to ‘declassify almost everything’Jul 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM · CNN
- Trump says he told Pulte to 'declassify almost everything' while at DNIJul 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM · The Hill
- Trump says his acting spy chief is free to declassify records, including on the 2020 electionJul 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM · Reuters
- White House task force reportedly seeking new ‘evidence’ of election fraud: reportJul 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM · Independent