The 18th is the deadline for the initial ASSESSMENT by the DNI. After the assessment, there needs to be an evaluation report by the AG and Secretary of Homeland Security and/or any other relevant agency.
The key is that any of this can happen prior to the deadline (and could have already happened). Once these are complete they have to go through the 'Framework' they decided on in 2018--All of which is classified.
My guess is similar to u/DangleBarry, I think it will happen 12/24.
SOME of you here are waiting for some White Knight to save us from this Calamity. Let's get this straight: our ANGER and RESOLVE will be UNMATCHED if this theft is allowed to persist. WE have 70+ million people who are reasonable, responsible Adults who WILL NOT let this pass vs. 80 million FAKE people who don't even know their gender.
IF the supreme court comes down with some judgement or DJT executes some form of the insurrection act or the 2018 EO that ultimately leads to GEOTUS remaining in office--- that would be a MINOR inconvenience for the Commies compared to the WRATH we will wreck on their entire existence if they this path of the Steal. WE WILL LEAVE NO QUARTER to COMMUNISTS
The Commies will need a white knight to save them from US.