CDC Director Allegedly Ordered Staff To Delete Email From Trump Political Appointee, MMWR Editor Testifies To House Subcommittee
POLITICO: CDC’s Redfield told staff to delete email, official tells House watchdog
“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield instructed staff to delete an email from a Trump political appointee seeking control over the agency’s scientific reports on the pandemic, a senior CDC official told congressional investigators this week. Redfield’s apparent instruction was revealed in a Monday closed-door interview with the House subcommittee probing the White House’s coronavirus response, which includes the Trump administration’s interference at the federal public health agency. It came following an Aug. 8 email sent by Paul Alexander, who was then the scientific adviser to Health and Human Services spokesperson Michael Caputo, aiming to water down the CDC’s famed Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports to align with President Donald Trump’s efforts to downplay the virus.
Additional coverage of Redfield’s alleged order to delete an email is available from AP, CBS News, and Washington Post.
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