Chris Krebs says there is no evidence that voting machines were hacked by foreign power

Chris Krebs, the former director of the Agency for Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security, says there is no evidence the voting machines were manipulated by foreign actors. Krebs’ public statement calling the 2020 presidential election “the safest in American history” led to his dismissal by President Trump.

In his first interview since his dismissal, Krebs was asked by 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley about his reaction to some of the allegations of voter fraud that the president and his team have made.

“Votes tabulated in foreign countries,” Pelley said, in an excerpt from the interview broadcast on the “CBS Evening News”.

“So all the votes – all the votes in the United States of America are counted in the United States of America,” Krebs said. “I don’t … I don’t understand this statement. All votes in the United States of America are counted in the United States of America. Period.”

“Voting machines corrupted by mysterious actors in Venezuela,” Pelley said.

“Again, there is no evidence that a machine that I know of has been manipulated by any foreign power. Period,” Krebs said.

“Communist money from China and Cuba influenced the elections,” Pelley said.

“Look, I think these – we can go on and on with all the outlandish claims of interference in the 2020 election, but the proof is in the ballots,” Krebs said. “The recounts are consistent with the initial tally, and for me, this is further proof, it is confirmation that the systems used in the 2020 election worked as intended, and that the American people should have confidence in 100% in his vote. “

In another part of the interview, Krebs said he was not “necessarily surprised” when President Trump fired him.

See the 60 Minutes interview, Sunday night after the football, on CBS.