1/… #JackSmith “ has subpoenaed staff members from Trump WH who may have been involved in firing govt cybersecurity official whose agency judged the election “the most secure in American history”…
The team..asking witnesses about events surrounding the firing of Christopher Krebs, Trump admin top cybersecurity official during 2020 election. Krebs’s assessment that the election was secure was at odds with Trump’s baseless assertions” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/us/politics/trump-aides-subpoenaed-special-counsel.html
2/ “ Smith’s team is also seeking information about how WH officials, incl in Pres Personnel Office, approached DOJ, which Trump turned to after his election loss as a way to try to stay in power.
Investigators appear focused on Trump’s state of mind around the firing of Krebs, as well as on establishing a timeline of events leading up to the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021. The latest subpoenas, issued roughly two weeks ago, went to officials in the personnel office”
3/ Via @emptywheel:
I think it likely erroneous to imagine that Jack Smith is getting into Chris Krebs' firing JUST to get to Trump's mindset.
He fired Krebs for doing something his Admin had specifically bought off on. It was a necessary part of the plot.
@GottaLaff @emptywheel when is your going to be done though?
