Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R) sued the Chinese government and the ruling Communist Party on Tuesday, making his state the first to seek damages from China over its “appalling campaign of deceit, concealment, misfeasance, and inaction” that he says unleashed the coronavirus pandemic.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Missouri is suing China over the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the latest conservative gambit.
By Meagan Flynn
April 22, 2020 at 7:31 a.m. EDT