Fauci to Testify Before Congress Again

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Facts

• Former head of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony Fauci is slated to testify again before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3.¹
• This will be the first time Fauci publicly has testified about the government's response to COVID since he retired almost 1.5 years ago. He will be questioned by some of his most notable critics, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Ronny Jackson (R-Tex.).²
• Fauci did testify in a private hearing in January, during which he stated that the ''6 feet a part' social distancing guidance...'sort of just appeared,'' according to committee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio).³
• Fauci is expected to answer similar questions surrounding social distancing, as well as the millions of dollars in NIAID grants given to EcoHealth Alliance to study the coronavirus at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.¹
• Wenstrup also said the committee will hold a separate hearing with EcoHealth Alliance Pres. Peter Daszak on May 1 to discuss the origins of COVID.³
• Committee ranking member Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) has pushed back against his GOP colleagues, arguing that Fauci is a 'dedicated public servant who stepped up' during the pandemic. He also claimed the Republicans' investigation was a wasteful 'fishing expedition.'⁴

Sources: ¹New York Post, ²Washington Post, ³FOX News and ⁴The Hill.

Narratives

• Narrative A, as provided by New York Post. Anthon Fauci has prevented thousands of doctors from speaking the truth during the pandemic. The policies he pushed for that we now know were wrong include locking down schools, wearing masks, and demonizing potentially effective treatments. If the government believed in justice, it would investigate him for his deadly failures.
• Narrative B, as provided by Georgetown University. Fauci was a hero throughout his nearly four decades at the helm of the NIAID. After beginning his career with groundbreaking work during the HIV/AIDS pandemic — which saved an estimated 25M lives globally — Fauci ended his tenure by orchestrating America's historic response to COVID. Through his push for rapid data collection and vaccine research, he guided the country through one of its darkest periods.

Predictions