Trump releases declassified election intelligence, says it reveals 'shocking vulnerabilities'

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Thursday evening on 'free and fair' elections, announcing the declassification of critical intelligence that reveals, as he said, 'shocking vulnerabilities' related to 'hacking, exploitation and foreign interference.'

'This vital information is for many years been covered up and hidden from you,' Trump said. 'The American people are beautiful, our great American people. But that all changes right now.' Documents were posted to the White House website during the president's speech.

'The documents we will release starting tonight have been gathered by the White House Government Transparency Taskforce, a great group of people, along with the staff of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, supported by our top intelligence agency chiefs, who have all personally reviewed the findings we are presenting this evening and fully confirmed their authenticity,' Trump said Thursday. The speech came as his administration has aggressively pushed policies, legislation and executive orders to secure U.S. elections.