Former Top Cyber Officer: CIA, ODNI Covered Up 2020 Chinese Election Interference
A high-ranking former U.S. intelligence official has come forward with explosive allegations: the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) actively suppressed evidence of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in the 2020 presidential election—and retaliated against him for refusing to comply.
Christopher Porter, who served as the National Intelligence Officer for Cyber from 2019 to mid-2022, directly responded to a tweet from General Michael Flynn this week. Flynn had demanded accountability for foreign interference in the 2020 election, specifically referencing the CCP’s alleged role.
“Sir, I WAS in charge of election analysis and DID call it out,” Porter wrote. “CIA and ODNI tried to cover up the evidence and when I wouldn’t go along with it, terminated me.”
Porter’s stunning disclosure suggests the nation’s highest intelligence bodies not only had actionable intelligence on CCP electoral manipulation but also buried it—then removed the official who insisted on exposing it.
Porter’s Background: A Cyber Expert at the Pinnacle of Intelligence
Porter’s credentials make his allegations especially damning. As National Intelligence Officer for Cyber, he oversaw all foreign cyber threat analysis for the U.S. intelligence community, advised the Director of National Intelligence directly, and led a council that included top cyber leaders from the CIA, NSA, FBI, DOD, and other federal agencies.
He briefed the President, senior cabinet officials, and members of the Gang of Eight in Congress, with responsibilities spanning National Intelligence Estimates and threat assessments for elections under both the Trump and Biden administrations.
His removal now raises urgent questions about internal intelligence accountability and possible political suppression of national security information.
The Bigger Picture: Election Fraud Allegations Reignite
Porter’s revelation follows a related disclosure by FBI Director Kash Patel, who confirmed newly declassified documents showing Chinese government involvement in a scheme to infiltrate the 2020 election using fake mail-in ballots and fraudulent registrations—many tied to Chinese-manufactured fake IDs.
The overlapping claims paint a chilling picture: a hostile foreign power actively subverted a U.S. presidential election while American intelligence officials allegedly looked the other way—or worse, deliberately silenced those who objected.
Calls for Oversight and Accountability
These revelations are now fueling bipartisan calls for congressional investigations, audits of past intelligence reporting, and a sweeping review of how election integrity threats from foreign actors were assessed, communicated, or concealed.
If verified, the Porter testimony may become a watershed moment in the ongoing battle to restore public trust in U.S. elections—and in the institutions tasked with protecting them.
