America’s enemies were emboldened during Biden’s tenure. Now they think they can strike.
And Trump’s FBI has just handed over shocking intel to Congress about an imminent threat to US national security.
China’s Alleged Election Meddling Exposed as Fake IDs and Dark Money Stir U.S. Politics
The Chinese government’s apparent attempts to meddle in American democracy have come under fresh scrutiny, with newly declassified intelligence reports and congressional investigations pointing to a calculated effort to sway U.S. politics. From fake driver’s licenses aimed at rigging elections to funding divisive protests, these allegations paint a picture of a foreign power exploiting America’s open system for its own ends. The revelations, while not fully substantiated, raise serious questions about the integrity of U.S. elections and the influence of foreign actors in domestic unrest.
FBI Director Kash Patel, on Monday evening, handed over to Congress an intelligence report that alleges China mass-produced fake U.S. driver’s licenses as part of a scheme to manipulate the 2020 presidential election. The documents, turned over to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, suggest a plot to use these counterfeit IDs to generate fraudulent mail-in ballots favoring Democrat Joe Biden. The timing of the report’s release is striking, coming years after the election and amid ongoing debates about electoral security.
“Thanks to the oversight work and partnership of Chairman Grassley, the FBI continues to provide unprecedented transparency at the people’s Bureau,” Patel told Just the News in a statement. “To that end, we have located documents Chairman Grassley requested, which detail alarming allegations related to the 2020 U.S. election.” Patel’s decision to declassify the material immediately and deliver it to Grassley signals a push for accountability, though the lack of earlier action on these claims raises eyebrows.
The intelligence, first reported in August 2020, came from a relatively new confidential source who claimed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was manufacturing fake driver’s licenses to create voter identities for Chinese residents in the U.S. The goal, according to officials familiar with the documents, was to enable these individuals to cast fake mail-in ballots for Biden. While the source’s claims were never fully investigated, their recall just weeks after surfacing suggests a troubling dismissal of potentially critical information.
“Specifically, these include allegations of plans from the CCP to manufacture fake driver’s licenses and ship them into the United States for the purpose of facilitating fraudulent mail-in ballots – allegations which, while substantiated, were abruptly recalled and never disclosed to the public,” Patel also said. The decision to shelve the investigation, particularly as then-FBI Director Chris Wray testified that no foreign interference plots were known, points to a possible failure to prioritize national security over political optics.
Adding weight to the allegations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted nearly 20,000 fake driver’s licenses around the same time the intelligence surfaced. This seizure could have served as corroboration, yet the FBI opted not to pursue the lead further, citing the need to re-interview the source. The choice to let the matter drop, despite physical evidence, fuels suspicion that political pressures may have overridden thorough vetting.
Beyond election interference, China’s alleged influence extends to funding domestic unrest. House Republicans recently launched an investigation into Neville Singham, a Chicago-born billionaire living in Shanghai, for allegedly bankrolling left-wing protest groups in the U.S. The probe, led by Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Declassification Taskforce Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), focuses on Singham’s ties to groups like the Party for Liberation and Socialism (PSL), implicated in anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) riots in Los Angeles.
The Oversight Committee’s letters to Singham and Attorney General Pam Bondi, signed by 19 Republican members, highlight the CCP’s “Strategy of Sowing Discord.” This approach, as described by Comer and Luna, involves deepening internal divisions to distract from external conflicts. “Under General Secretary Xi [Jinping], the CCP is known for its ‘Strategy of Sowing Discord,’ which ‘refers to efforts to make internal disputes amongst the enemy so deep that they become distracted from conflict,’” they wrote. The accusation is clear: China is exploiting America’s social fault lines to weaken it from within.
Singham’s financial support for groups like PSL, the People’s Forum, and the ANSWER Coalition has raised red flags. These organizations have been linked to anti-Israel protests and violent demonstrations against federal immigration policies. Public social media posts show PSL’s involvement in Los Angeles riots and nationwide protests, some of which have caused property damage. The People’s Forum and ANSWER Coalition have also organized large-scale anti-Israel demonstrations since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
“Reportedly, you have supported these groups with the aim of causing destruction and division in our country — including most recently through ongoing riots and violence in Los Angles, California,” the Oversight Republicans said in their letter to Singham. The letter further alleges that Singham operates a “dark money network” to funnel funds to nonprofits with minimal transparency, amplifying their disruptive impact while obscuring their origins.
Singham’s connections to the CCP are particularly concerning. Though he and his activist wife, Jodie Evans, deny working for the Chinese government, their shared office space with the Maku Group—a CCP-aligned propaganda network—suggests otherwise. The Oversight Committee’s investigation questions whether Singham’s actions violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act or other federal laws, given his alleged role as a CCP proxy.
The billionaire’s background as the founder of Thoughtworks and an admirer of Maoism adds another layer of intrigue. His move to Shanghai and close ties to CCP-affiliated entities make him a focal point for concerns about foreign influence. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) previously urged the Biden administration’s DOJ to investigate Singham’s activities, a call now echoed by House Republicans.
“You have created an elaborate dark money network which allows you to send funds to a series of non-profits,” the Oversight Committee wrote, noting that these groups “have almost no real footprints.” This opacity makes it difficult to trace the full extent of Singham’s influence, but the pattern of funding divisive movements is just part of China’s nefarious strategy of destabilizing its rivals.
The allegations of election tampering and protest funding are not isolated incidents but part of a larger pattern of interference. The CCP’s playbook, as outlined in the congressional letters, thrives on exploiting democratic freedoms to sow chaos. By allegedly producing fake IDs to manipulate elections and bankrolling groups that fuel civil unrest, China appears to be testing the resilience of American institutions.
The lack of immediate action on the 2020 intelligence report and the slow response to Singham’s activities raise questions about the U.S. government’s ability to counter foreign interference effectively. While Patel’s declassification efforts and the House investigation mark steps toward transparency, the delayed scrutiny of China’s actions suggests a vulnerability that the CCP is all too eager to exploit.
