Trump's team, spearheaded by adviser Peter Navarro, had gone so far as to draft an executive order and compile a reparations bill, however the advanced plans were scrapped at the last minute after Trump's ever-helpful advisers (Larry Kudlow in particular) talked him out of it, according to an upcoming book on the origins of COVID-19, What Really Happened in Wuhan.

Mr Trump was "enthusiastic" about creating a presidential commission similar to those whichprobed the 9/11 terror attacks and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

A White House executive order was drafted in August 2020 stating: "By the authority vested inme as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: The National Commission on the Origins and Costs of COVID-19 is hereby established." -The Australian