The ProPublica article on Trump officials' pandemic contracts was written by journalist J. David McSwane.
Sources
- Documents Show Trump Officials Skirted Rules to Reward Politically ... (propublica.org)
- https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/04/documents-show-trump-officials-skirted-rules-reward-politically-connected-and-untested-firms-huge-pandemic-contracts/173069/ (govexec.com)
- https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/covid-19/documents-show-trump-officials-skirted-rules-reward-politically-connected-and-untested (healthleadersmedia.com)
- https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/documents-show-trump-officials-skirted-rules-reward-politically-connected-firms-pandemic-contracts (talkingpointsmemo.com)
- https://truthout.org/articles/house-committee-finds-sketchy-covid-related-contracts-were-awarded-under-trump/ (truthout.org)
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