Trump, repeating unfounded claims of election fraud, warned, “We’ll find out whether or not it was a safe election… he’s got a big price to pay.”
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed presidential memorandums directing federal investigations into two former officials—Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor—who publicly opposed his administration. Trump also revoked their security clearances and those of associated entities, including the University of Pennsylvania and cybersecurity firm SentinelOne.
Taylor, who anonymously authored a 2018 op-ed and a 2019 book critical of Trump, called the move retaliatory. “Dissent isn’t unlawful. It certainly isn’t treasonous,” he wrote online.
Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was fired in 2020 after declaring the presidential election “the most secure in American history.”
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) condemned the move: “Chris Krebs’ crime appears to be telling the truth… This is straight-up vengeance.”
Trump, repeating unfounded claims of election fraud, warned, “We’ll find out whether or not it was a safe election… he’s got a big price to pay.”
Cybersecurity experts and legal observers criticized the actions as politically motivated and damaging to democratic institutions.