Special counsel reportedly examining Trump’s firing of cybersecurity official

Christopher Krebs was dismissed days after his office called the 2020 election the most secure in American history'

The US special counsel investigating Donald Trump's attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat is examining his firing of a cybersecurity official whose office said the vote was secure, the New York Times said.

Jack Smith, who is also investigating Trump's handling of classified documents, has subpoenaed former Trump White House staffers as well as Christopher Krebs, who oversaw the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) under Trump, the Times said, citing unnamed sources.