American Oversight has obtained records in which Dr. Mehmet Oz asked for federal assistance with obtaining hydroxychloroquine, a drug dubiously promoted by Trump as a coronavirus treatment.

Records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to American Oversight's request for communications with companies developing vaccines or treatments for the coronavirus. These records include an exchange dated March 2020 between Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Deborah Birx regarding HCQ.

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

FOIA to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeking communications with companies developing vaccines or treatments for coronavirus.