In a nationally televised address, U.S. President Donald Trump released declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents focused on the voting history and electoral systems of Venezuela. Anatomy of the CIA Declassified DocumentsThe core component of the declassified material is a summary prepared by the CIA. The intelligence files confirm that the CIA collected technical blueprints, software schematics, and administrative communications regarding these electronic voting machines. This targeted use of intelligence data has the intention of framing the United States as a defensive actor against foreign digital aggression. The Hypocrisy of Selective DeclassificationThe Trump administration’s public release of these CIA files highlights a broader pattern of selective transparency used by Washington.