CDC director Robert Redfield accused by House watchdog of trying to "conceal and destroy evidence" of political interference with coronavirus scientific guidance. @LennyMBernstein, @bylenasun: https://t.co/JRVkHsiEny

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) December 10, 2020

A senior CDC official told a House panel that she was instructed to delete an Aug. 8 email that showed a political appointee tried to meddle in a key report. The official said she understood the direction came from CDC Director Robert Redfield. https://t.co/sjymhvHo40

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) December 10, 2020

A senior CDC official told congressional investigators this week that director Robert Redfield had instructed staff to delete an email from a Trump political appointee seeking control over the agency’s scientific reports on the pandemic https://t.co/Ya2ZZPMwvt

— POLITICO (@politico) December 10, 2020

“I went to look for it after I had been told to delete it, and it was already gone,” MMWR editor Charlotte Kent told investigators about the email on Monday.

Here's the email 👇 https://t.co/1Du0POKK9V pic.twitter.com/PnEYRdLnAP

— POLITICO (@politico) December 10, 2020

Good thing we were quick about it.
The CDC is(was) the premier agency of its kind. Not so much anymore. Anyone who has worked at the CDC for the last 4 years is also to blame for no warnings and empty shelves. Their jobs were more important than a few lives. How about now? pic.twitter.com/AOVgWq4HDK

— Christopher Iovino (@c7cwolf68) December 10, 2020