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The Trump administration has pulled security clearances for former CISA head Chris Krebs and ex-DHS official Miles Taylor and has ordered investigations into their actions while in office.

Former CISA head Chris Krebs

For a refresher, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was reportedly in direct contact with platforms like Twitter throughout the 2020 election cycle, which one DJS official told the NY Times "was the biggest change that helped shore up digital defenses in [2020] election management systems."

The White House issued the following statement regarding Krebs:

The statement further notes that this type of abusive conduct "violates the First Amendment and erodes trust in Government, thus undermining the strength of our democracy itself," and that those who engage in or support such conduct must not have continued access to our Nation's secrets."

The order also suspends security clearances held by those in Krebs' orbit, including individuals working at American "AI" cybersecurity company, SentinelOne.

Furthermore, Trump directed AG Pam Bondi and DHS head Kristi Noem "to take all appropriate action to review Krebs’ activities as a Government employee, including his leadership of CISA."

Miles Taylor, meanwhile, served as the chief of staff to the Homeland Security Secretary under the first Trump administration – and then wrote a book and a NYT op-ed under the pen name "Anonymous" – of which Trump said: "I think he's guilty of treason if you want to know the truth."

In response to having his security clearance revoked, Taylor posted on X: "Dissent isn’t unlawful. It certainly isn’t treasonous."

Which was not met with much sympathy on the right…