The ProPublica article on Trump officials' pandemic contracts was written by journalist J. David McSwane.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent republications and secondary sources confirm the byline attribution to J. David McSwane, consistent with his known role as a ProPublica investigative reporter on pandemic contracting. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=4 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Documents Show Trump Officials Skirted Rules to Reward Politically ... (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/04/documents-show-trump-officials-skirted-rules-reward-politically-connected-and-untested-firms-huge-pandemic-contracts/173069/ (corroboration)
- https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/covid-19/documents-show-trump-officials-skirted-rules-reward-politically-connected-and-untested (corroboration)
- https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/documents-show-trump-officials-skirted-rules-reward-politically-connected-firms-pandemic-contracts (corroboration)
- https://truthout.org/articles/house-committee-finds-sketchy-covid-related-contracts-were-awarded-under-trump/ (corroboration)