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Declassified CIA Note: China Sought to Pay U.S. Journalists to Write Negative Stories on President Trump to Sway 2020 Election

The communist Chinese government allegedly sought to find and pay U.S. journalists to report negatively about President Donald Trump in 2019 to sway the 2020 presidential election, according to a declassified CIA note. The post Declassified CIA Note: China Sought to Pay U.S. Jour.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: Breitbart ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Breitbart says: The communist Chinese government allegedly sought to find and pay U.S. journalists to report negatively about President Donald Trump in 2019 to sway the 2020 presidential election, according to a declassified CIA note. The post Declassified CIA Note: China Sought to Pay U.S. Jour.

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  • Primary source: Breitbart
  • Published: Jul 17, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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