Trump Had Two Intelligence Briefings on Virus in Late January
- In second case, Trump was told China wasn’t sharing key data
- Move to restrict travel from China came after the meetings
President Donald Trump
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The intelligence community briefed President Donald Trump twice in the eight days before he imposed travel restrictions on China in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus, said a senior White House official familiar with the briefings.