Joint Status Report filed by American Oversight and the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in American Oversight’s lawsuit seeking email communications between agency and White House officials involved in the federal government’s coronavirus response, and any directives, orders, or guidance from HHS or the White House regarding public communications or press strategy.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stated that it is withholding records responsive to American Oversight's request for email communications between high-ranking agency officials and White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller.

The irony of protests against police brutality being met with violent escalation by law enforcement is perhaps matched only by the authoritarianism of the president and attorney general. 

FOIA to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeking emails from the White House “Covid Mail” internal email system, which reportedly is used to forward requests from “friends and family” of the White House to agency officials.

The lawsuit seeks seeks the release of emails sent by senior appointees including Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary Azar, and Secretary Pompeo.

Trump has seemingly failed to learn that no amount of political spin can minimize his administration’s mismanaged pandemic response.

With three lawsuits and more than 400 public records requests filed, American Oversight intends to get to the bottom of what has been happening behind the scenes in the Trump administration’s mismanaged pandemic response.

American Oversight's lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for email communications between agency and White House officials involved in the federal government’s coronavirus response, and any directives, orders, or guidance from HHS or the White House regarding public communications or press strategy.

FOIA to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid seeking communications with companies developing vaccines or treatments for coronavirus.

FOIA to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seeking Communications with Individuals Regarding Vaccines or Treatments for Coronavirus.