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

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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.