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Scoop: West Wing fears COVID spread after Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis attends WH party

President Trump’s lawyer Jenna Ellis has informed associates she tested positive for the coronavirusmultiple sources tell Axios, stirring West Wing fears after she attended a senior staff Christmas party on Friday.

Driving the news: There are concerns about the potential for another White House superspreader event, though it was unclear whether Ellis posed a risk when she attended. Ellis declined to confirm the diagnosis to Axios.

  • “People brought their families,” said one senior White House official who attended the party and has since been informed of Ellis’ diagnosis.
  • The revelation follows Sunday’s news that Ellis’ legal sidekick Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized after testing positive. Continue reading.
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