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DHS Boss Chad Wolf Defies Trump Order To Fire Cyber Chief Chris Krebs by abc115: 2:40am On Nov 14, 2020
Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf is defying President Trump’s order to terminate election cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, multiple sources tell The Post.

The White House on Wednesday evening instructed Wolf to fire Krebs after Krebs openly dismissed claims of voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election.

“He gave us a bunch of reasons why he didn’t want to do it and he said no,” a senior White House official told The Post about Wolf’s refusal.

“If anything, Chad is carrying Krebs’ water,” the source added.

Krebs, a former Microsoft executive, has since 2017 led DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and recently launched a “Rumor Control” website to debunk claims of voter fraud. A CISA panel declared Thursday that the “November 3rd election was the most secure in American history,” rejecting Trump’s claims of widespread fraud.

Both officials told The Post that there was no ambiguity about whether the termination order came from the president, who says fraud resulted in narrow unofficial losses to President-elect Joe Biden in crucial swing states.

“Honestly, it was the president saying, ‘What the heck is this guy doing? He’s giving me grief before the election and now he’s saying there’s nothing wrong in the world?'” the White House official said

Krebs irked Trump allies even before he refuted claims that election fraud tilted results toward Biden. Foes claim he’s close to former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor, who recently outed himself as “Anonymous.”

A third person familiar with the matter noted concern that Krebs employs an appointee of President Barack Obama, Matt Masterson, as his senior adviser for election security.

“Chad was asked by the president to fire Anonymous’ best friend and he’s refusing,” the administration official said. “He is not managing his agency, but that should not surprise anyone because he is a [former DHS Secretary Kirstjen] Nielsen lackey.”

Taylor did not respond to a request for comment from The Post about whether Krebs is indeed a friend.

It’s unclear if Trump will use his unilateral right to dismiss Krebs from his post without Wolf’s assistance, officials said.

https://nypost.com/2020/11/13/dhs-boss-chad-wolf-defies-trump-order-to-fire-cyber-chief-chris-krebs/

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Re: DHS Boss Chad Wolf Defies Trump Order To Fire Cyber Chief Chris Krebs by theFilmtric: 3:00am On Nov 14, 2020
All na cruise


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Re: DHS Boss Chad Wolf Defies Trump Order To Fire Cyber Chief Chris Krebs by Freestainworld(m): 3:02am On Nov 14, 2020
Trump should take things easy, he may cause more harm to himself the way he is going.
Re: DHS Boss Chad Wolf Defies Trump Order To Fire Cyber Chief Chris Krebs by madridguy(m): 3:40am On Nov 14, 2020
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The outgoing POTUS should relax his muscle for once.
Re: DHS Boss Chad Wolf Defies Trump Order To Fire Cyber Chief Chris Krebs by Bluntguy: 3:40am On Nov 14, 2020
Trump is like a bull in a china shop right now.
Re: DHS Boss Chad Wolf Defies Trump Order To Fire Cyber Chief Chris Krebs by TecM0: 6:53am On Nov 14, 2020
Chad Wolf's Loyalty is to United States not sinking Trump

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