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Trump orders federal investigation into former CISA director Chris Krebs
Trump fired Krebs by tweet in 2020 after he publicly debunked Trump's false claims of election fraud.
Established during the first Trump administration, CISA oversees federal cybersecurity defense and the security of U.S. critical infrastructure, including election systems. Under Krebs’ tenure prior to his firing, CISA began combating mis- and disinformation related to election integrity and voter fraud, much of it sparked by Russian government efforts in 2016 aimed at casting doubt in the U.S. electoral process. The Trump order claims that Krebs violated the First Amendment, a constitutional rule that prohibits government interference of free speech and expression, by allegedly exceeding his authority as CISA director in countering the election falsehoods.
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