Trump Targets Ex-Officials: DOJ Ordered to Investigate Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs
So, here’s the latest development that's got the political world buzzing—President Trump has just signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to investigate two former members of his own administration: Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs. Yeah, you heard that right. We’re talking about a sitting president ordering federal investigations into two of his ex-officials who’ve publicly criticized him in the past. It’s a bold, dramatic, and, frankly, highly controversial move.
Let’s break this down. Miles Taylor—if the name rings a bell—it’s probably because he’s the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security and the anonymous author behind that explosive 2018 New York Times op-ed, “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration.” That piece sent shockwaves through Washington at the time. Later, Taylor came forward and owned it, even writing a book titled A Warning . Since then, he’s been a vocal critic of Trump and became one of the first former Trump officials to endorse Joe Biden in 2020.
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Now fast forward to 2025—Trump, back in office, signs an order revoking Taylor’s security clearance and calls for a DOJ investigation, accusing him of nothing less than treason . During the signing, Trump didn’t mince words. He said, “It’s time to find out whether or not somebody can do that. I think he’s guilty of treason.” That’s a heavy accusation, and it raises serious questions about how power is being wielded here.
Chris Krebs, the other official in Trump’s crosshairs, is no stranger to controversy either. He served as the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and famously stood by the integrity of the 2020 election, calling it “the most secure in American history.” That clearly didn’t sit well with Trump. During the same event where he signed the orders, Trump mocked Krebs and declared him a “fraud” and a “disgrace.”
This all happened just hours after Trump also announced new “reciprocal” tariffs on China—jacking them up to a staggering 125%—and a temporary 90-day pause on others. But instead of his trade policies making headlines, it’s this executive order that's stealing the spotlight.
Critics are already calling this move “insane authoritarian stuff,” with some warning it’s a dangerous precedent—using the justice system to go after political opponents. Taylor himself once joked in a 2023 interview that he and other Trump critics from within the administration might end up in “orange jumpsuits in Guantanamo Bay” if Trump got back into power. And now? That joke doesn’t seem quite so far-fetched anymore.
No matter where you stand politically, this is a moment that demands attention. Executive power is being flexed in real time, and how this unfolds could set the tone for the rest of Trump’s term.
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