GOP Sen. Rob Portman, a member of Senate Homeland Security, defends the work of Chris Krebs after Trump fired the DHS official for asserting that the elections were secure and fair "I know Chris, I've worked well with him. I think he's a real professional," Portman told me.
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Asked if he wished Trump didn't fire Krebs, Portman said: "Yeah I think he was very good. I think what he was trying to do in an unprecedented way was to connect with every state in the country, and give them what they needed to protect and have a firewall ..against cyberattacks
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Portman added: “And it worked very well, and the President should be proud of it... As Chris said, it was the best election yet in keeping the Russians, Iranians and whoever else from trying to hack into the system."
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More GOP support for Krebs - this from Richard Burr, member of Senate Intel and former chairman of committee, saying he did a “remarkable job”pic.twitter.com/t2fJTdeOJY
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Ben Sasse says of Krebs: “Chris Krebs did a really good job — as state election officials all across the nation will tell you — and he obviously should not be fired.”
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Ukraine ending cooperation with the Mueller investigation coincides exactly with
@senrobportman’s 2018 trip to Ukraine. Rob Portman appears compromised & deeply involved in@realdonaldtrump’s crimes & coverups & should be investigated. Javelin missiles: Ukraine quid pro quo v.1pic.twitter.com/dsN02s9YFP
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