Trump lawyer Joe diGenova's call to execute a DHS whistleblower streamed on YouTube and has been uploaded to Apple and Spotify
Written by John Whitehouse
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Update (12/2/20): YouTube, Spotify, and Apple have removed diGenova's call for violence from their platforms. The YouTube link notes that Carr's November 11 show, which featured diGenova making the remarks, was removed for “violating YouTube's policy on harassment and bullying.” The Spotify and Apple links are now missing the second hour of the episode.
Trump lawyer Joe diGenova earlier today called for the execution of DHS whistleblower Chris Krebs, who was the director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) until he was fired by tweet by President Donald Trump for debunking conspiracy theories about the results of the 2020 elections.
As Tim Miller reported:
On Monday President Trump’s campaign lawyer and former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova said that fired Trump cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs should be executed for saying that the election was the “most secure in United States history.”
DiGenova, appearing on the Howie Carr show, which simulcasts on Newsmax, took aim at Krebs as an aside during a wheels-off segment full of false claims about how the United States election had been rigged.
“Anybody who thinks the election went well, like that idiot Krebs who used to be the head of cybersecurity [for Trump]. That guy is a class A moron. He should be drawn and quartered. Taken out at dawn and shot,” diGenova said.
This is not just a random Parler troll trying to get attention. This is an attorney speaking on behalf of the President of the United States’ re-election campaign. And while it may read like a macabre joke, the direct nature of diGenova’s comments make it impossible to interpret as anything other than a real wish/threat against a public servant for offering truthful testimony.
But diGenova's call for violence did not just broadcast on the radio and on Newsmax. Carr's show also streams on YouTube, and the diGenova interview has already been uploaded to Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Carr's only response to diGenova's remarks was to laugh before changing the subject. See the 30 second mark here:
Citation From the November 30, 2020, edition of Newsmax's The Howie Carr Show
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