Cybersecurity
Trump Lawyer Sued After Saying Cyber Official Should Be Shot
- Krebs was fired as cybersecurity chief after vouching for vote
- Lawyer’s remarks placed him and family in danger, he claims
Christopher Krebs seeks damages of at least $75,000 and the removal of a video of Joseph diGenova’s remarks from the Newsmax archives
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The former head of a U.S. cybersecurity agency sued one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, alleging a campaign of threats and defamation.
In a lawsuit filed in state court in Maryland on Tuesday, Christopher Krebs accused Trump lawyer Joseph diGenova and the Trump re-election campaign of stoking harassment against him after he issued a statement defending the results of the 2020 election.