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Report: US Congressman Gohmert Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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   U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert has tested positive for the coronavirus,
   Politico reported Wednesday, after being seen recently without a mask
   on Capitol Hill.

   Politico, citing multiple sources, reported the Texas lawmaker tested
   positive after being screened Wednesday at the White House before he
   was due to depart with President Donald Trump on a flight to Gohmert's
   home state.

   Gohmert said in an interview with CNN last month he did not wear a mask
   because he was being tested regularly for the coronavirus.

   "I don't have the coronavirus, turns out as of yesterday I've never had
   it," Gohmert said. "But if I get it, you'll never see me without a
   mask."

   The 66-year-old Republican lawmaker attended Tuesday's House Judiciary
   Committee hearing with Attorney General William Barr, during which
   chairman Jerry Nadler scolded several other Republicans for not wearing
   masks.

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