‘Treason’: Trump Orders Probes Into Former Staffers Who Led ‘Resistance’
President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of former CISA Director Chris Krebs and former DHS official Miles Taylor, while also ordering investigations into their work during his first term.
As part of a series of executive orders and directives signed in the Oval Office, Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum concerning Krebs, stating that it “addresses his access to existing government clearances.”
White House staff secretary Will Scharf explained that the memorandum instructs the Department of Justice (DOJ) and “other aspects” of the federal government “to investigate some of the malign acts” Krebs may have participated in while serving as CISA director.
“This is a man who weaponized his position against free speech in the election context, in the context of COVID-19,” Scharf said. “This is another, similar Presidential Memorandum to the one you just signed. It addresses his access to government existing clearances he might have, and further instructs your Department of Justice, other aspects of your government, to investigate some of the malign acts that he participated in while he was still head of CISA.”
Krebs became a controversial figure after the 2020 presidential election when he dismissed allegations of fraud and irregularities, insisting that the election was “the most secure in American history,” despite widespread calls for a thorough investigation after a number of anomalies were identified.
Ultimately, Trump fired him for publicly downplaying the concerns surrounding the election. The president described the dismissal as a critical step toward restoring accountability in the federal government, denouncing Krebs as a “fraud” and a “disgrace.”