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“manipulate or attack any election infrastructure.”

U.S. intelligence community · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-01

The U.S. intelligence community assessed shortly after the 2020 election that Iran sought to damage the Trump campaign and undermine public confidence but did not try to manipulate or attack election infrastructure.

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