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Christopher Krebs defended the election. Trump fired him

Christopher Krebs defended election integrity. Trump fired him

11/17/2020

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Christopher Krebs defended the election. Trump fired him

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Christopher Krebs defended election integrity. Trump fired him

President Trump announced in a tweet Tuesday night that he was firing Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Krebs has been credited by many for securing American elections from fraud and foreign interference -- but drew Trump’s disfavor by defending the election’s integrity from Trump’s false claims. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

11/17/2020

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