Trump officials attacked CDC virus reports, House panel says
A House investigative panel says Trump administration political appointees tried to block or change more than a dozen government articles that detailed scientific findings about the spread of the coronavirus.
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press
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WASHINGTON Trump administration political appointees tried to block or change more than a dozen government reports that detailed scientific findings about the spread of the coronavirus, a House panel investigating the alleged interference said Monday.
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said his coronavirus subcommittee investigators have found evidence of a “political pressure campaign” to “bully” professionals at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in what may have been an attempt to “cripple the nation’s coronavirus response in a misguided effort to achieve herd immunity.”
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Trump officials attacked government Covid reports - probe
21 Dec, 2020 07:08 PM
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By: Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Trump administration political appointees tried to block or change more than a dozen government reports that detailed scientific findings about the spread of the coronavirus, a US House panel investigating the alleged interference says.
Democratic Representative James Clyburn said today his coronavirus subcommittee investigators have found evidence of a political pressure campaign to bully professionals at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in what may have been an attempt to cripple the nation s coronavirus response in a misguided effort to achieve herd immunity .