Trump signs memo targeting former CISA director Chris Krebs for investigation

President Trump signed a memorandum in April 2025 directing DOJ and DHS to investigate former CISA Director Chris Krebs and review his security clearances. Krebs had been fired by Trump in November 2020 after CISA officially declared the 2020 election "the most secure in American history" — directly contradicting Trump's fraud claims. The memo cited Krebs's rejection of fraud claims as justification for the investigation, characterizing his truthful public statements as "government censorship," and was widely condemned as presidential retaliation against a truth-telling official.