White House pressuring CISA(Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) to stop debunking election nonsense

[SilentPanda]

As Donald Trump and his allies have touted unproven claims of election fraud over the last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its leader, Chris Krebs, have swatted them down. CISA has set up a "Rumor Control" page that debunks common claims about the election.

Now Reuters is reporting that the agency has come under pressure from the White House to knock it off:

White House officials have asked for content to be edited or removed which pushed back against numerous false claims about the election, including that Democrats are behind a mass election fraud scheme. CISA officials have chosen not to delete accurate information.

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Krebs expects the White House to fire him, according to three sources who talked to Reuters.

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While the page was vague on what rumor it was debunking here, Krebs was far more explicit on his personal Twitter account. Krebs denounced an unproven rumor mentioned on Fox News this week that the government had a secret supercomputer called Hammer that it used to steal the 2012 election for Barack Obama and did the same thing for Joe Biden in 2020.

"This is not a real thing," Krebs tweeted.

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A source told Reuters the White House was particularly angry that CISA had debunked this claim.

Another CISA official, assistant director Bryan Ware, has resigned from the agency, Reuters reports.

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Report: White House pressuring CISA to stop debunking election nonsense [Updated]

CISA has aggressively debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 election.

arstechnica.com

Rumor Control

Election Security Rumor vs. Reality | CISA

www.cisa.gov

 

[StarCreator]

The day I never have to hear Trump's name ever again will be the happiest day in my life.

 

[Deleted member 24079]

Jesus Christ. The executive branch needs neutered.

 

[Wrexis]

I heard about this guy a few days ago. I have to give him credit for standing up, but yeah his days are numbered.

 

[Cantaim]

That super computer theory is so dumb I lost braincells reading it

 

[Deleted member 11796]

it really all is just a Tom Clancy larp isn't it

 

[Yourfawthaaa]

"knock it off" lol

fuck outta here.

 

[steejee]

Is there a department that Trump isn't going to try to corrupt in some way?

 

[Wrexis]

Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees | CISA

The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Assistant Director Bob Kolasky, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair Benjamin Hovland, National Association of Secretaries of State...

www.cisa.gov

There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.

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[chandoog]

How soon before Trump tweets that he knows more about cybersecurity than these guys?

 

[Sobriquet]

Hammer? The fuck?

 

[Host Samurai]

Impeach this dumb fuck again

 

[chezzymann]

that sounds illegal

 

[jelly]

Crazy.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees | CISA

The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Assistant Director Bob Kolasky, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair Benjamin Hovland, National Association of Secretaries of State...

www.cisa.gov

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Seems like CISA doesn't give a fuck about what Trump wants

 

[Phantom]

botH sIdES

 

[anapestic]

How about no? (And fuck off?)

 

[Psyborg]

Looks like the guy is stepping down. https://thehill.com/policy/cybersec...security-official-to-step-down-at-end-of-week

 

[StopMakingSense]

Looks like the guy is stepping down. https://thehill.com/policy/cybersec...security-official-to-step-down-at-end-of-week

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That's a different person mentioned in the posted article.

 

[Psyborg]

That's a different person mentioned in the posted article.

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Didn't catch that. Thanks

 

[Deleted member 8468]

But why didn't the evil democrats use their supercomputer in 2016?

 

[Tanuki-Go]

WH: HEY STOP IT. STOP HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE, ITS NOT FAIR AND YOU SUCK

CISA:

 

[Trafalgar Law]

pathetic

 

[darkwing]

it's going to be a long 70 days lol

 

[night814]

How about no? (And fuck off?)

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[Nude_Tayne]

Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees | CISA

The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Assistant Director Bob Kolasky, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair Benjamin Hovland, National Association of Secretaries of State...

www.cisa.gov

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Seems like CISA doesn't give a fuck about what Trump wants

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How deep does this conspiracy go?!?

 

[JigglesBunny]

I hope this all ends with Trump getting so indignant and frustrated that nobody will believe him that he just strokes out and croaks.