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David Smith in Washington

Trump orders DoJ to investigate two former officials who defied him

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Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

Donald Trump’s persecution of critics intensified on Wednesday when he ordered the justice department to investigate a whistleblower and a cybersecurity director who refuted unfounded claims of election fraud.

The US president signed memorandums targeting Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs, former homeland security officials who served in the first Trump administration.

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