The US pulled that shit for thirty years and covered up well-known risks to public health, and y'all motherfuckers are whipping out your fainting chairs in record speed. Guess what, the government lies about risks of government and private activity while downplaying public health effects all the damn time; in this, Trump is neither unique, unprecedented, or really in any way outstanding.
Wait 'till you hear about the times the US deliberately staged biological and chemical weapons attacks against its own citizens. Case in point,
The actual risks of tear gas:
Versus what the government and police forces say about tear gas:
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage.
www.propublica.org
Versus what the government and police forces say about tear gas:
CDC | Fact Sheet: Facts About Riot Control Agents
Information on terrorism and public health. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
emergency.cdc.gov
If I were you guys, I'd be asking why Woodward sat on the information for seven months while Americans suffered and died, until the moment in which it would have maximum impact on book sales. Because Woodward admitted himself as much.