Trump Targets Former CISA Director And SentinelOne Chief Intelligence Officer Over 2020 Election Claims, Prompting Resignation

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Former CISA director and chief intelligence officer at SentinelOne, Chris Krebs,  resigned Wednesday, according to CNBC. The move follows an executive order by President Donald Trump targeting him and urging the suspension of clearances for entities with whom he’s associated. The order accused Krebs of abusing government authority during the 2020 election and named cybersecurity company SentinelOne directly. Krebs said his departure was voluntary and driven by a desire to fight for democracy and free speech outside the company. SentinelOne said fewer than 10 employees have clearances and expects no material business impact.

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00:02Former CISA director and chief intelligence officer at Sentinel-1, Chris Krebs, resigned

00:07Wednesday, according to CNBC. The move files an executive order by President Donald Trump

00:11targeting him and urging the suspension of clearances for entities with whom he's associated.

00:16The order accused Krebs of abusing government authority during the 2020 election and named

00:22cybersecurity company Sentinel-1 directly. Krebs said his departure was voluntary and driven by

00:27a desire to fight for democracy and free speech outside the company. Sentinel-1 said fewer than

00:3310 employees have clearances and expects no material business impact.

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