Complaint: American Oversight v. CDC and HHS — FOIA Request Violations

As the virus spread unheeded through communities, Trump repeatedly downplayed the threat, assuring Americans that the coronavirus was just like the flu and that it would disappear on its own.

Months into the crisis, shortages in testing capacity remained, severely impeding an effective response to the pandemic.

During the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government's frequent lack of clarity and the absence of a clear leadership structure hampered health agencies' and state officials' response to the crisis. American Oversight is investigating the coordination problems that beset federal and local health departments during the spring of 2020.