They don't directly approve drugs, but are involved in the testing pathway for some, and have been caught manipulating data to cause the approval. https://pmc.

They don't directly approve drugs, but are involved in the testing pathway for some, and have been caught manipulating data to cause the approval. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2700754/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2700754/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC545012/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC545012/ Note the dates on those greatly precede Donald Trump ever running for the Presidency.