[Reuters, Washington 11th]-The US House of Science, Space and Technology Committee subcommittee visits a large hurricane that hit the southern part of the US on the 11th, in line with the course forecast presented by President Trump (NOAA) Began investigating allegations that Secretary Ross was under pressure on the revision of the Alabama meteorological authorities' views.
The committee chairman Johnson wrote in a letter to Secretary Ross in order to support Trump ’s inaccurate tweet, “the possibility that Commerce officials have taken various steps to make NOAA support the president ’s claims. Pointed out. "
Mr. Trump posted about Hurricane Dorian on August 1 as one of the states most likely to be affected by Alabama. However, shortly after that, the weather authorities of Birmingham of the state denied the president's view on Twitter that “Alabama has no effect”.
On June 6, NOAA, under the jurisdiction of the Commerce Department, issued an unsigned statement that Birmingham meteorological authority's post was “not in line with the latest forecasts available at that time”.
The Commission's subcommittee requests that all exchanges regarding Durian between the White House and the Department of Commerce be submitted by the 20th of this month. He also asked Secretary Ross whether there were any threats related to employment by officials from the ministry.
