Anthony Fauci Grilled Over COVID-19 Response

Anthony Fauci Grilled Over COVID-19 Response

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in an attempt to get further insight into the extremely contagious characteristics of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.

According to Chan, a significant portion of this work was carried out in collaboration with EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S.-based scientific group studying infectious diseases ...

However, Fauci now seemed to be backtracking his previous statements.

"I have repeatedly stated that I have a completely open mind to either possibility and that if definitive evidence becomes available to validate or refute either theory, I will ready accept it," Fauci said at Monday's hearing.

Republicans have also charged Fauci with lying to Congress when he denied in May 2022 that his agency had supported "gain of function" research at a Wuhan facility, which is the process of modifying a virus in the lab in order to examine its possible effects in the real world.

"Americans were aggressively bullied, shamed and silenced for merely questioning or debating issues such as social distancing, masks, vaccines or the origins of COVID," said Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio).

"Whether intentional or not, you became so powerful, that any disagreements that the public had with you were hidden or censored on socials….This is why many Americans became so angry. Because this was fundamentally un-American," Congressman Wenstrup added.

Yet, Fauci adamantly refuted allegations made by the GOP that he interfered with studies on the pandemic's source or that he attempted to dissuade experts from considering the likelihood that the virus originated in a lab.

When Georgia's GOP representative, Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG), one of Fauci's most ardent opponents, declared that his license should be withdrawn and he should be put in jail, tensions escalated. Soon after, fellow Republican and chair Representative Wenstrup interrupted her.

Following Greene's remarks, Democrats continued to support Fauci, with Representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) labeling Greene's remarks as "completely irresponsible."

A Fauci aide, Dr. David Morens, told EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak that, although it's unclear if Fauci ever had any participation, Fauci could accept printed copies of documents if Daszak didn't want them documented on the public record.

According to documents, Morens personally used his private Gmail account to conceal information from FOIA's purview. Among other things, he sent official government documents to Daszak and alerted him to information about grant materials from EcoHealth Alliance and COVID-19 research that would be made public through a FOIA request.

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