House Panel Subpoenas HHS, CDC Heads in Coronavirus Probe
Source: WSJ
WASHINGTON—A House oversight subcommittee subpoenaed two top Trump administration health officials on Monday for documents that could shed light on alleged political interference at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The subpoenas, issued by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, were served to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield. They require both officials to hand over documents the committee had previously requested, which House officials had said the Trump administration was attempting to conceal.
“The subpoenas were necessary because the Select Subcommittee’s investigation has revealed that efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC were far more extensive and dangerous than previously known,” Rep. James Clyburn (D., S.C.), the committee’s chairman, wrote in a letter accompanying the subpoenas.
Representatives for HHS and the CDC didn’t return requests for comment.
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