Author: Brett Murphy and Letitia Stein, USA TODAY

Public health titan wrote a private letter to CDC Director Redfield asking him to expose interference into COVID response and leave his post.

The CDC has repeatedly offered to lead investigations into Trump’s exposures but the White House has spurned the agency. Some say it’s political.

The president’s willingness to push back against CDC scientists brought renewed criticism that Trump is putting politics over safety and science.

CDC changing plans for helping states. from targeting a few to all 50, showcase continued chaos in the national coronavirus response.

Coronavirus alarms were raised early in February. An email thread called “Red Dawn Breaking” exposed flaws in the plans.