President Donald Trump isn’t done making sure that the White House is cleaned and those he considers to be unfaithful see their just deserts, it appears.

According to recent reports, a man by the name of Chris Krebs who was formerly the cybersecurity chief for the Trump administration, suffered a loss in status.

Chris Krebs told reporters that he received an email saying that his Trusted Traveler Program status had changed, and his Global Entry membership had been revoked, as Newsmax reported.

For those of us not in the upper-crust of world travelers, this is a program by Customs and Border Protection that offers expedited clearance to low-risk travelers entering the United States.

Krebs’ Background

The former White House staffer reportedly denied the claims that former President Joe Biden’s election was validated due to election fraud, something that was troubling to Trump’s case that he actually won.

According to an administration official’s statement on the revocation of clearance, Krebs is disqualified from the program because he is the focus of an active law enforcement investigation.

This is likely due to the fact that Trump signed an order earlier this month aimed at Krebs, saying any former security clearance for the former cybersecurity chief must be revoked.

In the order, the president called for a review of Krebs’ activities as a government employee, including his leadership of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

The New Investigation

According to the New York Times, Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked to investigate allegations that Krebs is accused of divulging classified information to individuals without proper authorization, a violation of federal law.

"We're going to find out about this guy too because this guy is a wise guy," said Trump, calling Krebs "a disgrace."

According to the Times, a week following Trump's order, Krebs decided to quit from the cybersecurity firm he had joined in order to devote himself to defending himself against the inquiry.

More than forty prominent cybersecurity experts and professionals denounced Trump's order concerning Krebs in an open letter that was published on Tuesday. The group has demanded that the government reverse its recent executive orders that hit Krebs and SentinelOne, his previous employer.

Admin History

Krebs found out that he was dismissed from his position at the White House on November 17 of 2020 with a tweet from Trump. The former president dismissed Krebs, just five days after CISA announced that the 2020 election will be "the most secure in American history." Trump has maintained that Biden's victory was due to vote fraud.

After Krebs left the government, he and Alex Stamos, who had previously served as Facebook's chief security officer, established the cybersecurity consultancy Krebs Stamos Group.

In November 2023, cybersecurity firm SentinelOne bought the consultancy. Krebs then assumed the role of chief intelligence and public policy officer at SentinelOne.