Chris Krebs, a former cybersecurity officer for President Trump's first term, recently targeted for an investigation because he said the 2020 election was held safely, but learned this week that membership in the program that gives travelers a swift status was revoked.
Krebs was emailed Wednesday to log in to his account, warning him of a change in his status in the Global Entry Program. The program is run by US Customs and Border Protection, so low-risk risk can be considered re-entered into the country earlier than regular travelers.
Krebs told CNN, who previously reported the news, that he learned that his membership had been revoked after he logged into the program. He confirmed with the New York Times that he discovered that his membership had been revoked.
A White House spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the issue.
But Krebs' status changes came three weeks after Trump signed the presidential order on cameras from his oval office.
Krebs was targeted by Trump because it contradicts the unfounded claims by Trump's allies and advisors that the electronic voting machine he lost to Biden in the 2020 race compromised. Krebs, who headed an agency tasked with protecting election machines from foreign interference, said the election was held safely.
Krebs was also stripped of his security clearance. The president's actions had an immediate impact on Krebs. A week after Trump's order, Krebs resigned from the cybersecurity company he joined to focus on his fight against the investigation.
Since his second presidency, Trump has somehow been systematically working together targets for retaliation. Most notably, the law firms he threatened to issue an order.
However, this was the first directive related to Krebs since Trump had re-instituted publicly to investigate individuals. Miles Taylor, the first Trump administration's Homeland Security Director, who is deeply critical of Trump, has been targeted along with Krebs.
Earlier this week, more than 40 cybersecurity experts signed an open letter denounced Krebs' “political persecution.”
