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The head of the Department of Homeland Security, who makes his early debut in false allegations of voter fraud, believes he is about to be fired.
Chris Krebs heads the Department of Homeland Security’s Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Security Agency (CISA), which is helping protect the vote of hackers seeking to violate electoral infrastructure. He also created the website “Rumor Control”, which described and eliminated denied accusations of choice. interference driven through President Donald Trump and his allies, regularly through the president’s private Twitter feed.
On Thursday, his group, which includes senior election officials tasked with protecting voting, also said the 2020 vote is “the safest in U. S. history. “
But Krebs now believes Trump will fire him soon, according to three sources close to the matter they talked to Reuters about. The White House reportedly asked Krebs and CISA to delete or modify some of the data on rumor control’s site, but they rejected the requests.
The list of rumors eliminated almost accurately reflects the litany of incorrect information transmitted by the White House in an effort to undermine the legitimacy of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory last week.
The only demystification that infuriated the White House, Reuters reported, was Kreb’s public rejection of Kreb’s so-called hammer conspiracy theory and dashboard that a supercomputer and deep-state software may have been used to replace votes nationwide.
Krebs was long concerned about being fired after the election, and the forced resignation of two other CISA officials only reinforced his concern about imminent dismissal. Earlier this week, the White House called for the resignation of Bryan Ware, DEPUTY Director of Cybersecurity at CISA, and Valerie Boyd, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs.
The option of Krebs simply being fired has infuriated some Democrats.
“Chris Krebs did a wonderful job protecting our election,” Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia tweeted Thursday. “He is one of the few people in this administration who enjoys a good reputation among everyone on both sides of the hallway. There is no imaginable justification for separating him from his post. No,”
“Chris Krebs paints every day to protect our country from cybersecurity attacks, adding our elections,” Tweeted Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. “He is fair and frank and sending him back would be a blow to our democracy. “
Despite efforts by Trump and his allies to paint the election as rigged or fraudulent, election security officials announced Thursday night that “there is no evidence that a voting formula has suppressed or lost votes, altered votes, or is compromised in any way. “
It was reached by members of the Executive Committee of the Government’s Coordinating Electoral Infrastructure Council (GCC), which includes officials such as CISA Krebs.
“While we know that there are many unfounded allegations and opportunities for incorrect information about our election procedure, we can guarantee that we have the greatest confidence in the security and integrity of our elections, and you deserve it too,” he added. . ” When you have questions, contact election officials, who are reliable voices in administering elections.
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