Though he has kept a low profile for almost the entirety of his career, Bailey was swept up in the controversy last year over security clearances granted to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner. Though the Hill reported at the time that Bailey privately testified to the House Oversight Committee that he hadn't been pressured by others at the White House to grant clearances.
Details are scarce, but the implication thus far is clear: The White House outbreak may have started even before Barrett's nomination event, which would suggest that the White House declaration that Trump's illness is 'untraceable' is actually an attempt to cover up this fact.