Krebs is likely to receive a warm welcome from Senate Democrats and possibly even some Republicans who thought his firing was a mistake.
Former CISA Director Christopher Krebs will testify before a Senate panel on Wednesday, his first return to Capitol Hill since being fired last month by President Donald Trump.
Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that Krebs, who was axed for refuting the president’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, would appear at a potentially controversial hearing where committee Chair Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) plans to probe the 2020 presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden.
Witnesses called by Johnson, one of the president’s biggest congressional supporters, include former independent counsel Ken Starr and attorneys in key battleground states. Continue reading.