Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do'
4 years, 1 month ago

Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do'

NPR  

Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do' Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, was fired by President Trump last month for saying the election went smoothly and with no signs of cheating or interference. "It was the right thing to do in the name of democracy," Krebs said in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep. The president pointed to a statement that Krebs' agency put out, alongside a number of other government organizations, which called 2020 "the most secure election in American history." Sponsor Message Going forward, Krebs said he is most worried about how misinformation about elections has "seeped into the mainstream" and what that will mean for people's confidence in results.

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Trump Taps Kash Patel For FBI Director, An Ally Who Would Aid In His Effort To Upend Law Enforcement
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump Taps Kash Patel For FBI Director, An Ally Who Would Aid In His Effort To Upend Law Enforcement

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It’s the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far Senate Republicans will go in …

After Trump's victory, U.S. election falsehoods shift left
1 month, 3 weeks ago

After Trump's victory, U.S. election falsehoods shift left

Raw Story  

Right-wing falsehoods about voter fraud fell off a cliff after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election, but American liberals took a page from their playbook to push wild conspiracy theories that have fueled doubt about the democratic process. "What we're seeing now is an uptick in election fraud claims from the left, particularly in the days following Election Day …

2020's debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump's 2024 victory
2 months ago

2020's debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump's 2024 victory

NPR  

2020's debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump's 2024 victory toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump's 2024 election victory is fueling claims of fraud on both sides of the political divide. I think we can put the lie about Biden's 80 million votes to rest once and for all," wrote Dinesh D'Souza, who popularized …

Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
2 months ago

Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies had spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American voting systems and priming supporters to expect a 2024 election riddled with massive and inevitable fraud. In the weeks and months leading up to Tuesday’s election, many Trump supporters propped up supposed evidence of fraud that they stopped highlighting when it …

Top US Election Official Calls False Claims Over Fraud ‘Corrosive’
2 months ago

Top US Election Official Calls False Claims Over Fraud ‘Corrosive’

Live Mint  

The nation’s top official for safeguarding election infrastructure called the spread of election fraud allegations “irresponsible” after being asked about such claims by former President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a news conference Monday that it’s “very unfortunate and very irresponsible” for anybody in a position …

Election Disinformation Targeting Georgia: State Secretary of State Warns of Foreign Interference
2 months, 1 week ago

Election Disinformation Targeting Georgia: State Secretary of State Warns of Foreign Interference

CNN  

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has stated that the state has been targeted by election disinformation, with a viral video of alleged voting fraud being a prime example. The video, which has garnered over half a million views on the social media platform X, has been deemed fake by Raffensperger and is believed to be an attempt to raise …

Donald Trump Amps Up Fraud, Cheating Claims As Early Voting Set To Begin
4 months ago

Donald Trump Amps Up Fraud, Cheating Claims As Early Voting Set To Begin

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a pledge to prosecute anyone who “cheats” in the election in the same way he believes they did in 2020, when he falsely claimed he won and attacked those who stood by their accurate vote tallies. “Threatening people with …

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump now says he won’t be holding a news conference next week to unveil what he claims is new “evidence” of fraud in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election — even though no fraud has ever been substantiated — citing the advice of lawyers as he prepares to face trial in two criminal cases that stem …

Trump’s election fraud claims were always bogus. Will his history of lies finally catch up to him?
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump’s election fraud claims were always bogus. Will his history of lies finally catch up to him?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If there’s voter fraud, this election will be …

The Network Behind Trump’s Election Lies Hasn’t Backed Down — Despite His Indictment
1 year, 5 months ago

The Network Behind Trump’s Election Lies Hasn’t Backed Down — Despite His Indictment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A key point of Donald Trump’s indictment Tuesday ― for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the 2020 election results and deprive Americans of their voting rights ― is prosecutors’ allegation that Trump knowingly spread lies about the election. Former Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell ― apparently “Co-Conspirator 3” in the indictment ― was sanctioned in federal court for …

Trump’s response to criminal charges revives election lies
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump’s response to criminal charges revives election lies

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said after he was charged with 34 felonies by the Manhattan District Attorney last week were “not guilty.” But, politically, the most significant may be “election interference.” Trump’s repetition of those words, which have been taken up by other top Republicans, show how he is trying to turn …

Lawsuit is latest evidence of bogus ‘stolen election’ claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Lawsuit is latest evidence of bogus ‘stolen election’ claims

Associated Press  

Two years after former President Donald Trump’s false claims about widespread election fraud sparked an attack on the U.S. Capitol, more evidence is piling up that those who spread the misinformation knew it was false. The latest revelation that people spreading Trump’s false claims knew there was no evidence to support them comes from a court filing in a defamation …

Trump and Jared Kushner's 'galling' scheme to profit from election lies revealed
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump and Jared Kushner's 'galling' scheme to profit from election lies revealed

Raw Story  

A little-noticed nugget unearthed by the Jan. 6 committee found Donald Trump tried to profit off his election lies by trademarking one of his catchphrases about his loss. The investigation dug up an email from former White House chief of staff Dan Scavino sent to Jared Kushner showing the former president wanted to obtain trademark protection for the phrase "rigged …

Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen. “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!” Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday described Trump’s statement as strange …

Trump rebuked for his call to suspend Constitution over election he lost
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump rebuked for his call to suspend Constitution over election he lost

LA Times  

Former President Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen. “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!” Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday described Trump’s statement as strange and extreme and …

Donald Trump claims election fraud during midterms? Is he right?
2 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump claims election fraud during midterms? Is he right?

Firstpost  

In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Donald Trump claimed that the midterm elections were being stolen from Republicans, especially in Arizona’s Maricopa County Washington: In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed midterm elections were being stolen from Republicans, accusing vote officials of enabling fraud. The problems, …

Trump focuses on false election fraud claims after subpoena vote
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump focuses on false election fraud claims after subpoena vote

Al Jazeera  

Trump sent letter decrying again the congressional investigation into January 6 riot after panel moved to subpoena him. Donald Trump has doubled down on his unfounded claims of election fraud after a congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US capitol voted to subpoena the former president and possible 2024 candidate. In a letter to the committee’s …

'CORRUPT, RIGGED, & STOLEN!' Trump freaks out on Truth Social as Georgia criminal probe widens
2 years, 6 months ago

'CORRUPT, RIGGED, & STOLEN!' Trump freaks out on Truth Social as Georgia criminal probe widens

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump published two posts on his Twitter-knockoff app Truth Social on Thursday indicating that he is extremely agitated about the criminal investigation into his infamous post-2020 election scheme to strongarm Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" nonexistent votes. Last month, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis convened a grand jury to determine whether Trump …

‘Just say the election is corrupt’: Justice Department rebutted Trump’s ‘arsenal’ of election fraud claims
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Just say the election is corrupt’: Justice Department rebutted Trump’s ‘arsenal’ of election fraud claims

LA Times  

Jeffrey Rosen testifies before the House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday, alongside Steven Engel, former assistant attorney general, left, and Richard Donoghue, former acting deputy attorney general. President Trump told members of the Department of Justice to say that the 2020 presidential election was illegitimate despite a lack of evidence, former acting Deputy Atty. “Just say the election is corrupt …

Takeaways: Trump’s mind ‘made up’ on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
2 years, 6 months ago

Takeaways: Trump’s mind ‘made up’ on fraud ahead of Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection systemically made the case in its second hearing Monday that several of Trump’s advisers warned him against making false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election that he lost. Despite the aides’ efforts, Trump went to the podium in the White House press room on election night …

Official draws a line between the months of Trump's lies and ​the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Official draws a line between the months of Trump's lies and ​the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Raw Story  

Speaking to Raw Story after the second of four House Select Hearings on the attack on Congress, Rep. Mikie Sherrill connected the dots about how important the testimony was about the plot to overthrow the election and the violence seen on Jan. 6. The committee walked through many Republican witnesses who testified under oath that they told former President Donald …

Trump shed campaign team for others willing to promote election fraud claims, aides testify
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump shed campaign team for others willing to promote election fraud claims, aides testify

LA Times  

The Jan. 6 House Select Committee presented testimony in video depositions Monday that recounted the skepticism of former President Trump’s stolen election claims among his campaign team, with many on his staff unwilling to perpetuate claims of alleged fraud and distancing themselves from his team due to the statements. “The general consensus was that law firms were not comfortable making …

Kushner 'got his hands dirty' and initiated Giuliani's election fraud 'clown show': senior Trump advisor
2 years, 6 months ago

Kushner 'got his hands dirty' and initiated Giuliani's election fraud 'clown show': senior Trump advisor

Raw Story  

Contrary to a report from the New York Times' Peter Baker that Donald Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner wanted nothing to do with his father-in-law's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, Rolling Stone is now reporting that the husband of Ivanka Trump was plotting with her dad to conduct a "scorched earth" campaign to keep him in office. According …

In election misinformation fight, ‘2020 changed everything’
2 years, 8 months ago

In election misinformation fight, ‘2020 changed everything’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Beth Bowers grew up in the 1960s and 1970s with parents who marched in protests, wrote letters to members of Congress and voted in elections big and small. Now, there’s a lot of people calling it into question.” The voting advocacy group Common Cause will rely on thousands of volunteers like Bowers to identify misinformation floating around online …

Column: Trump latest warning sign: Stacking election posts with Big Lie supporters
3 years, 1 month ago

Column: Trump latest warning sign: Stacking election posts with Big Lie supporters

LA Times  

What Donald Trump is saying is bad enough: For 13 months, history’s sorest loser has been repeating his lie that he was robbed of reelection, and undermining the faith of millions of Americans in their democracy, including three out of four Republicans who buy his poison. In 2020, some Republican officials involved in the election process stood up to Trump’s …

GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims named to fed job
3 years, 2 months ago

GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims named to fed job

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 will lead the Biden administration’s effort to protect future elections. Homeland Security officials said Wyman will help lead the next round of elections in a “non-partisan manner to ensure the security and resilience of our election infrastructure.” “Kim’s reputation is …

‘Just say the election was corrupt,’ Trump told US Justice Dept
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Just say the election was corrupt,’ Trump told US Justice Dept

Al Jazeera  

Notes of a call between Trump and a top Justice official are another example of his pressure campaign to overturn the election. President Donald Trump urged senior US Department of Justice officials to declare the 2020 election results “corrupt” in a December phone call, according to handwritten notes from one of the participants in the conversation. “Understand that the DOJ …

Georgia official who Trump begged to ‘find’ votes mocks Sidney Powell’s U-turn on election lies: ‘Kraken cracks under pressure’
3 years, 9 months ago

Georgia official who Trump begged to ‘find’ votes mocks Sidney Powell’s U-turn on election lies: ‘Kraken cracks under pressure’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a press release entitled "The Kraken cracks …

Newly Revealed Call Details How Trump Pressed Georgia Investigator To Find Vote Fraud
3 years, 9 months ago

Newly Revealed Call Details How Trump Pressed Georgia Investigator To Find Vote Fraud

NPR  

Newly Revealed Call Details How Trump Pressed Georgia Investigator To Find Vote Fraud Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images In a newly revealed phone call, President Donald Trump asked a Georgia law enforcement official to find evidence of fraud with absentee-by-mail ballots, the latest revelation in his unsuccessful attempt to overturn the state's election results. …

Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly a month after he left office, Trump …

Election officials say combating lies will be big challenge
3 years, 11 months ago

Election officials say combating lies will be big challenge

Associated Press  

After an election season dominated by conspiracy theories and false claims about voting, top election officials across the country say they already are bracing for what comes next. “It’s unfortunate that is the case that we have now.” Jared Dearing, executive director for the State Board of Elections in Kentucky, said people still contact his office believing the presidential election …

Georgia Secretary Of State Says Trump's Election Data Is 'Just Plain Wrong'
4 years ago

Georgia Secretary Of State Says Trump's Election Data Is 'Just Plain Wrong'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Monday spoke out about the extraordinary phone call he received from President Donald Trump over the weekend pushing him to “find” votes that would overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win. In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Raffensperger said the data Trump used to peddle his baseless conspiracies of election …

Trump may have violated state and federal law in votes call to Georgia secretary of state
4 years ago

Trump may have violated state and federal law in votes call to Georgia secretary of state

The Independent  

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Fact-check: Trump’s made-up claims of fake Georgia votes
4 years ago

Fact-check: Trump’s made-up claims of fake Georgia votes

LA Times  

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Nov. 20 in Atlanta. Georgia’s top election official said he would certify that Joe Biden won the state’s presidential election after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Democrat’s lead over President Trump. In an extraordinary phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state on Saturday, …

Key election cybersecurity official steps down
4 years ago

Key election cybersecurity official steps down

CNN  

CNN — A top elections deputy to former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs followed his former boss out the door in a previously announced departure on Friday. “They are the reason for the incredible progress we made, have the trust of the election community & will do everything they can to ensure the next election is even …

Fired cybersecurity official rebuts GOP claims of election fraud
4 years ago

Fired cybersecurity official rebuts GOP claims of election fraud

LA Times  

The U.S. cybersecurity chief fired by President Trump last month after he pushed back on allegations of election fraud testified before Congress on Wednesday that such baseless conspiracy theories are having a “corrosive” effect on the public’s faith in the nation’s voting system. Sen. Rand Paul claimed without evidence the “election was in many ways stolen.” Meanwhile, four witnesses called …

Trump Is Finishing Russia’s Smear Campaign Against America
55 years ago

Trump Is Finishing Russia’s Smear Campaign Against America

Slate  

Donald Trump’s presidency has been a gift to Russia. election results cannot be trusted.” In 2016, Putin’s propagandists used fake Facebook pages and Twitter accounts to plant bogus rumors of “voter fraud” in multiple states. Almost every day—and on some days, almost every hour—Trump denounces the election as “rigged” and “fixed,” with “late night ballot ‘dumps,’ ” “massive evidence of …

Former Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign and Others, Charging Defamation
4 years, 1 month ago

Former Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign and Others, Charging Defamation

NPR  

Former Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign and Others, Charging Defamation Enlarge this image toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Christopher Krebs, who was fired by President Trump last month after asserting the recent presidential election was "the most secure in American history," filed suit Tuesday against the Trump campaign, attorney …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s claims of vote rigging are all wrong
4 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s claims of vote rigging are all wrong

Associated Press  

Clinging to notions of widespread vote rigging that his own attorney general has disputed, President Donald Trump repeated a litany of baseless assertions Wednesday of political corruption, machine tampering and mysterious votes appearing out of nowhere that allowed Joe Biden to steal the election. A look at the claims and reality: VOTER FRAUD TRUMP: “You can’t let another person steal …

Trump releases video repeating debunked election fraud claims
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump releases video repeating debunked election fraud claims

Al Jazeera  

In a 46-minute speech from the White House posted to social media, Donald Trump accused Democrats of ‘stealing’ the US election. Trump’s own US Attorney General William Barr said after asking the Justice Department and the FBI to look into fraud claims that fraud does not exist “on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election”. …

Opinion: There was only one fraud in the 2020 election
4 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: There was only one fraud in the 2020 election

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Ballots, not briefs, decide elections.” The judges then reached the crux of Trump’s claims of voter fraud, declaring that: “Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here.” In fact, as the …

Trump's Legal Team Cried Voter Fraud, But Courts Found None
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump's Legal Team Cried Voter Fraud, But Courts Found None

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHILADELPHIA — As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump’s failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. In a ruling late Saturday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann — a Republican and Federalist Society member in central Pennsylvania …

Opinion: Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud
4 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Joshua A. Douglas Mark Cornelison/Mark Cornelison | UKphoto Trump, who clearly lost the presidential election by large electoral and popular vote margins, has filed lawsuits in numerous battleground states that have largely gone nowhere. His lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, even suggested …

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top election security official, a widely respected member of his administration who had dared to refute the president’s unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud and vouch for the integrity of the vote. He repeated unsubstantiated claims about the vote and wrote “effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity …

Donald Trump fires US election security official who rejected fraud claims
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump fires US election security official who rejected fraud claims

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the government’s top election security official, who had rejected the president’s unsubstantiated claims of “massive” fraud in the vote he lost to Joe Biden. Trump announced on Twitter the termination “effective immediately” of Chris Krebs, who leads the agency that jointly declared “the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.” Trump, who …

Donald Trump fires cyber-chief who said US election was clean
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump fires cyber-chief who said US election was clean

Al Jazeera  

US president announced on Twitter he was firing top cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs. United States President Donald Trump has fired the head of federal agency charged with protecting the 2020 US Election from cyberattacks. In a pair of tweets, Trump accused Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of issuing a “highly inaccurate” statement when he said …

Chris Krebs: Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President’s election conspiracy theories
4 years, 1 month ago

Chris Krebs: Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President’s election conspiracy theories

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the Department of Homeland Security official who had rejected Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud. Trump announced on Twitter he was firing Chris Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and directly tied it to Krebs’ statement that said there “is no evidence that any voting system deleted or …

Trump Fires Election Security Director Who Corrected Voter Fraud Disinformation
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump Fires Election Security Director Who Corrected Voter Fraud Disinformation

NPR  

Trump Fires Election Security Director Who Corrected Voter Fraud Disinformation Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 9:34 p.m. ET Christopher Krebs, the Department of Homeland Security director who had spearheaded a campaign to counter rumors about voter fraud, has been fired, President Trump tweeted on Tuesday. Trump, in two misleading tweets about the security of …

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

LA Times  

President Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly inaccurate.” The firing of Krebs, a Trump appointee and director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, comes as Trump is …

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