The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 22, 2025

In one of his most bone-chilling orders to date, President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies to open an investigation of Christopher Krebs, the former head of the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency. Krebs’ alleged crime? Publicly refuting Trump’s unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

Trump’s April 9th memorandum reads in part, “Krebs, through CISA, falsely and baselessly denied that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen, including by inappropriately and categorically dismissing widespread election malfeasance and serious vulnerabilities with voting machines,” UNQUOTE.

On November 12th, 2020, Krebs had posted a joint statement from the Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees, which said, “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history,” and “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.” The two groups represent CISA, Secretaries of State, State Election Directors, and numerous election technology and cybersecurity organizations.

In addition to ordering the investigation, Trump stripped Krebs of his security clearance, and that of SentinelOne, the cybersecurity company where Krebs was Chief Intelligence and Public Policy Officer until his resignation April 16th.

We have Trump’s disturbing memo and the 2020 joint statement at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.

Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Associated Press – (2020) Repudiating Trump, officials say election ‘most secure’
CISA – (2020) Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees
Voice of America – (2020)Trump Fires Security Chief Who Said 2020 Vote Was ‘Most Secure’ in US History
CBS News – Fired director of U.S. cyber agency Chris Krebs explains why President Trump’s claims of election interference are false
The White House – Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship
The White House – Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship
Votebeat – Election officials alarmed as Trump orders probe of former cybersecurity chief​
SentinelOne – An Official Statement in Response to the April 9, 2025 Executive Order, Updated with Krebs Resignation
Cyberscoop – Trump signs order stripping Chris Krebs of security clearance

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