Updated at 11:36 a.m. ET
House Democrats are renewing their investigation into the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, citing new documents and what they call evidence of political interference in the government response to the virus.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., sent letters to White House chief of staff Ron Klain and acting Health and Human Services Secretary Norris Cochran informing them of the investigations and additional evidence. Clyburn cites an internal HHS email that he says includes details of an effort to end testing of asymptomatic infections over concerns that people who test positive would quarantine and suppress the economy.
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