Sources: top US cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs told associates he expects to be fired, after CISA refused to delete content debunking election misinfo
Reuters
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Discussion
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@markwarner
Mark Warner
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Chris Krebs has done a great job protecting our elections. He is one of the few people in this Administration respected by everyone on both sides of the aisle. There is no possible justification to remove him from office. None. https://twitter.com/...
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@howelloneill
Patrick Howell O'Neill
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Ben Hovland, one of the US's most senior US election administration officials, goes in depth on @CISAKrebs's role in securing the election. @benhovland, whose agency tests and certifies voting machines, calls Trump's claims baffling, laughable, insulting. https://www.technologyre…
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@bing_chris
Chris Bing
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White House officials have asked for content to be edited or removed from the Rumor Control website, which has pushed back against false claims about the election. CISA officials have refused to delete accurate information. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@clairecmc
Claire McCaskill
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This is a very big deal. CISA is a federal agency, an important one. They were brave. They told the truth after WH pushback. Stand by for their punishment. Please take note @GSAEmily This is called doing the right thing. https://twitter.com/...
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@howelloneill
Patrick Howell O'Neill
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Chris Krebs expects to be fired soon, @Bing_Chris reports. Krebs has been one of the top and most visible election security officials and has aggressively debunked misinformation in the aftermath. Widely respected for his work this year. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@maddow
Rachel Maddow
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“White House officials asked for content to be edited or removed which pushed back against false claims about the election, including that Democrats are behind a mass election fraud scheme. CISA officials have chosen not to delete accurate information.” https://www.reuters.com/..…
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@susandelacourt
Susan Delacourt
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This is a remarkable public rebuke of @realDonaldTrump https://twitter.com/...
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@jacobkornbluh
Jacob Kornbluh
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The reality we still live in... https://twitter.com/...
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@tribelaw
Laurence Tribe
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Yet another nail in the coffin of the unfounded claims of a fraud-filled, “stolen” election — and from Trump's own Homeland Security Department: https://www.axios.com/...
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@redhourben
Ben Stiller
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This is from Homeland Security. https://twitter.com/...
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@scottadamssays
Scott Adams
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Hold this thought. https://twitter.com/...
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@repslotkin
Rep. Elissa Slotkin
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On the Homeland Security Committee, I've seen Chris Krebs in action, and repeatedly questioned him on election and cyber security issues. He's a professional and a public servant who has done critical work to safeguard our elections and stop the spread of misinformation. https://…
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@senatorhassan
Sen. Maggie Hassan
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Firing the Director of @CISAgov would be deeply harmful to bipartisan efforts to prevent cyberattacks and maintain the integrity of our elections. We cannot have more unnecessary uncertainty and turmoil at our defense and homeland security agencies during this transition period. …
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@helenkennedy
Helen Kennedy
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God forbid, but what if a major attack occurs while Trump is dismantling the nation's national security apparatus? https://twitter.com/...
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@jasonkander
Jason Kander
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How dare anyone . . . *checks notes* defend Americans from disinformation efforts...😞 https://twitter.com/...
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@the_a_prentice
Prentice Penny
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Think about this. The head of our country is FIRING someone for telling the truth about democracy. https://twitter.com/...
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@mollymckew
Molly McKew
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US officials credited with significant successes in defending our elections from interference, cyberattacks, disinfo are being asked to resign/expect to be fired Because of course POTUS would rather compromise national security than grow up Just pathetic https://www.reuters.com/.…
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@zachsdorfman
Zach Dorfman
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The cybersecurity and information security world is notoriously fractious, which should make the universal plaudits of Chris Krebs' tenure at CISA that much more impressive.
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@briankrebs
@briankrebs
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This is unfortunate but unsurprising. And no, we're not related. https://twitter.com/...
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@ericgeller
Eric Geller
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White House officials have asked CISA to remove or change fact-checks posted on the agency's Rumor Control website, and the agency has refused, per @Bing_Chris and @josephmenn's reporting. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@glennkesslerwp
Glenn Kessler
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White House appears ready to fire a top U.S. official for posting information intended to reassure voters — but debunked the false narrative advanced by the president. Orwellian. https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@digiphile
Alex Howard
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November 2020: @Reuters reports @cisagov officials refused to delete accurate info debunking far-right lies about widespread election fraud from its website after Trump @whitehouse officials asked them: https://www.reuters.com/... Epitomizes Trump's “war on truth.” https://twitte…
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@evanmcmullin
Evan McMullin
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Another reportedly impending firing of a security official, the head of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, which is responsible for protecting our elections from hacking and disinformation. He's apparently doing his job too well for Trump. https://www.reuters.com…
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@marklittlenews
Mark Little
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White House officials asked for content to be edited or removed from ‘Rumour Control’, a website pushing back against false claims about the election. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@craigsilverman
Craig Silverman
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Krebs publicly called the right wing-conspiracy theory about “Hammer” and “Scorecard” computer/software changing votes “nonsense.” And it was helpful that he did. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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@ericgeller
Eric Geller
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Latest tidbit from Reuters: the White House was especially angry at CISA for debunking the “Hammer and Scorecard” conspiracy theory. Krebs has been particularly vocal in recent days about that one being false.
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@bulldogshadow
Eric K. Ward
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“White House officials have asked for content to be edited or removed from the website, which has pushed back against false claims that Democrats are behind a mass election fraud operation. CISA officials have refused to delete accurate information.” https://www.reuters.com/...
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@joyannreid
@joyannreid
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They're dismantling all of the infrastructure designed to protect us from bad actors like Russia. https://twitter.com/...
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@levinecarrie
Carrie Levine
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Election officials have repeatedly gone out of their way to praise his work. https://twitter.com/...
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@mollymckew
Molly McKew
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It's hard to describe how enormously important it's been when officials like @CISAKrebs have been willing to issue clear statements on threats & origins, shoot down overt untruths and conspiracies. It gives us statements of authority to point to, shows how govt can get this right…
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
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...or what happens when you successfully secure the election and fight disinformation attempts (most originating from the White House) https://twitter.com/...
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@rgoodlaw
Ryan Goodman
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“Krebs has drawn widespread bipartisan praise for his handling of the Nov. 3 U.S. election... But he drew the ire of the Trump White House over a website run by CISA dubbed ‘Rumor Control’ which debunks misinformation about the election” https://www.reuters.com/...
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@bing_chris
Chris Bing
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CISA drew the ire of the Trump White House over a website run by the agency dubbed “Rumor Control” which debunks misinformation about the election, according to the three people familiar with the matter. updated: https://www.reuters.com/...