Framing Analysis
Two declassified National Intelligence Council reports from January and August 2020 identified cyber, supply chain, and insider risks to U.S. voting systems, including machines without paper backups. The August assessment concluded that wide-scale manipulation sufficient to alter national outcomes would be difficult and detectable through audits in nearly all states. President Trump cited the reports to support claims of election vulnerability while asserting that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen.