“The way I look at it is that we’re a nation of laws, and I plan to take advantage of those laws,” said Christopher Krebs.
Former federal cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs, who was fired last month for contradicting President Donald Trump’s election-related conspiracy theories, suggested Tuesday that he may pursue legal action against a Trump campaign attorney who said he should be “shot.”
“It’s certainly more dangerous language, more dangerous behavior,” Krebs told NBC’s “Today” show, referring to the incendiary remarks from Joe DiGenova — one of the lawyers pursuing the president’s effort to overturn the results of the election.
“The way I look at it is that we’re a nation of laws, and I plan to take advantage of those laws,” Krebs said. “I’ve got an exceptional team of lawyers that win in court, and I think they’re probably going to be busy.”
Pressed on whether comments such as DiGenova’s could be met with legal action, Krebs replied: “We’re taking a look at all our available opportunities.”
DiGenova’s attack against Krebs came on a Monday episode of the “The Howie Carr Show,” during which he criticized the former director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for concluding that the election was conducted securely.
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“The way I look at it is that we’re a nation of laws, and I plan to take advantage of those laws,” former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs said this morning, suggesting he may take legal action against a Trump attorney who said he should be “shot” https://t.co/HfH8JTqrW1
— POLITICO (@politico) December 1, 2020
Chris Krebs' former deputy, Matt Travis, slams Trump campaign lawyer who called for his former boss to be shot b/c he rejected the President's false claims.
"He’s a small man, with a small mind and a bad mustache," Travis says about Joe diGenova during the Aspen Cyber Summit.
— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) December 1, 2020
.@C_C_Krebs took an oath to uphold & defend the Constitution from threats foreign & domestic, & he did his job well. His leadership @CISAgov helped ensure we had the safest election in history. He should not have been fired. https://t.co/zqS8Drww6x
— Jim Langevin (@JimLangevin) December 1, 2020
I'm increasingly concerned that the concentrated rage and despair in Trumpworld is going to lead to targeted violence. We've been somewhat lucky in the past (for example, Cesar Sayoc's bombs didn't work). But stoking "end of America, stolen election" fury can have consequences. https://t.co/QYZEH1hH7v
— David French (@DavidAFrench) December 1, 2020
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