There is some evidence of that, such as the lack of transparency on the testing numbers, the CDC cancelling scheduled tele-briefings and being slow to update numbers, and the CDC recommendations being screened/approved/edited by politicians.

My hopes were and still are that this being an election year everyone will be on their best behavior and doing their best, but the flip side risk of that is possible minimizing and cover ups.

On the other hand, someone could argue that these are efforts to be balanced and measured, and keep a balance between public health, economy, individual freedoms and quality of life, but this is somewhat subjective and debatable, too. But let's avoid OMNI stuff.