Trump ally who sought to change CDC Covid reports claims he was fighting 'deep state'

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Politico: emails show attempts to change key reports

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A former Trump campaign official now spokesman for the US health department sought to change key reports on the coronavirus pandemic, in some cases “openly complaining” that they “would undermine the president’s optimistic messages about the outbreak”, according to internal emails seen by Politico.
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