Ahead of Trump's Address, Krishnamoorthi Warns Trump Is Politicizing Intelligence to Justify Federal Takeover of Elections

July 16, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON — Ahead of President Trump's address on election security tonight , Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: "For nearly six years, President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the 2020 election. Tonight, he appears prepared to use handpicked political loyalists and selective declassification to relitigate a settled election and create a pretext for an unprecedented federal takeover of this fall's elections. Our Intelligence Community exists to protect our country, not the President's ego. While Americans are worried about the rising cost of living, President Trump is once again trying to convince them he won an election he lost—and using that lie to legitimize an unprecedented federal takeover of the next."