Christi A. Grimm is a former American government official who had served as the Inspector General in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
[3][4] Grimm represented HHS OIG as a statutory member of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, created in March 2020 to oversee funds released by the CARES Act and similar legislation.
[5] On April 6, 2020, Grimm issued an OIG report surveying the experience of hospitals from March 23 to 27 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
[6][7] When asked about these findings at a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing, President Donald Trump responded, "It's just wrong.
Trump subsequently attacked the credibility of Grimm on Twitter on April 7, demanding, "Why didn't the I.G., who spent 8 years with the Obama Administration (Did she Report on the failed H1N1 Swine Flu debacle where 17,000 people died?
[3][10] Grimm continued to serve as Principal Deputy Inspector General performing the duties of the IG pending Weida's confirmation by the Senate.
[14] Grimm was sworn in as the sixth Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 22, 2022.