On Wednesday, President Trump ordered a federal investigation into Crisk Rebs, former director of the US cybersecurity agency CISA.
In a new executive order, Trump has directed the U.S. Attorney General to investigate the Department of Homeland Security, which houses the CISA, and Krebs, who was fired by the Trump administration shortly after publicly revealing Trump's false claims during the presidential election. This order also revokes Krebs' security clearance.
The executive order, among other things, claims that Krebs “mistakes denied the 2020 elections consolidated and stolen.
Trump and his associates have long argued for rigging the vote during the 2020 election without evidence. Trump launched a series of lawsuits after losing the election in 2020, and almost everything failed.
Founded during the first Trump administration, CISA oversees federal cybersecurity defense and the security of critical U.S. infrastructure, including the election system. Under Krebs' tenure before the shooting, the CISA began fighting misinformation and misinformation related to election integrity and voter fraud.
The Trump Order alleges that Krebs has violated the first amendment, a constitutional rule that prohibits government interference in freedom of speech and expression by allegedly exceeding his authority as CISA director in countering election falsehoods.
The order also strips anyone who works at Sentinel Loan, Security Clearance, the cybersecurity company where Krebs currently works.
Sentinelone spokesperson Karen Master told TechCrunch in an email that there are fewer than 10 employees with the company's security clearance, and that cancellation of the clearance is unlikely to have a significant impact on the company's business.
Krebs is the latest in a list of former US government officials stripped of security clearance by the Trump administration, many of whom worked during Trump's first term and were criticised for his actions.
Also on Wednesday, Trump signed another executive order that similarly revoked the security clearance of a whistleblower who became a former homeland security official.