And so it's important, when Chris Krebs is being attacked from what's been called "the bully pulpit," that we advocate for Mr. Krebs, but not because we like him or think he's a fine fellow, or even because he's under attack. (Although those are reasonable reasons to come to his defense.)

We advocate for Mr. Krebs because he did his job professionally, took in the available facts, and made a judgement call. Any penalty for that call should be carefully adjudicated.

There's no evidence that he made that call in violation of professional norms. There's no evidence he was wrong. There are plenty of people (such as the aforementioned Ellis and Giuliani) who have cause to dig for such evidence. But none exists.

If this logical chain holds, then this isn't a political question. It's a question of: do you want to be able to call yourself a professional?

I do, and I stand with Mr. Krebs.

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