Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton previously urged China to obtain President Trump’s tax records through unauthorized means.
During a 2019 interview, Clinton suggested a prospective Democratic presidential nominee invite Chinese interference by requesting that Beijing access Internal Revenue Service files on Trump.
Clinton framed the remarks as a parallel to Trump’s earlier comments about Russia locating her missing emails, stating that such appeals conducted publicly did not constitute conspiracy.
The comments have resurfaced following a recent primetime address in which the president outlined foreign efforts to influence U.S. elections.
Officials cited findings that include roughly 278,000 non-citizens on voter rolls and unauthorized access to 220 million voter files attributed to Chinese actors.
According to the presentation, Chinese entities also financed critical media coverage targeting the president during the 2020 campaign.
The intersection of prior political statements and current election security claims has intensified debate over foreign interference and rhetorical norms in U.S. politics.
