Trump administration officials said on Thursday that Chris Krebs, who demystified President Trump, the 2020 elections, as head of the Federal Cybersecurity Agency, lost his membership in an accelerated customs program for travelers because he faces a federal investigation.
The officials refused to specify why Mr. Krebs were the subject of an investigation, and they did not indicate which agencies were investigating. The disclosure occurred three weeks after Mr. Trump, in an act of score and intimidation, ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate Mr. Krebs.
“Chris Krebs is under active investigation by the organizations responsible for the application of laws,” said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Homeland Security in a press release. “It is a fact to disqualify it for the world entrance.”
The ministry did not propose any other explanation on the investigation into Mr. Krebs, which was appointed to direct the cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency by Trump in 2018. Asked for the suspension of the global status of the entry program of Mr. Krebs, an official of the White House provided a similar declaration, offering no other details. The official did not answer a follow -up question.
It is unusual for a government agency for applying the law to confirm or refuse an open investigation. Trump cited comparable protocol violations by accusing the application of the law of having tried to dirty it during various surveys on his conduct.
The global entry program, administered by customs and the protection of American borders, a division of the Department of Internal Security, allows travelers at low risk that have passed an authorization process to avoid long screening procedures in airports.
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