During his in nearly two years, former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci picked up where he left off: trading barbs with Republicans over the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci’s public testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic was long anticipated and preceded by in January. More recent hearings that focused on Fauci’s former subordinates have about whether he was aware of and complicit in misconduct with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the agency he headed for decades before retiring at the end of 2022.
The longtime government scientist made no effort to hide his dismay when grilled on various conspiracy theories or unfounded claims about his actions regarding COVID-19. And the hearing was , involving both the House members and Fauci critics in the audience. Here are some takeaways from the hearing.
Fauci faced multiple questions about former NIAID senior adviser David Morens, who worked with Fauci for several decades. Congressional investigators found that Morens appeared to have attempted to avoid Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by using his personal email account to communicate with outside entities such as EcoHealth President Peter Daszak. “I can either send stuff to Tony on his private gmail, or hand it to him at work or at his house.
He is too smart to let colleagues send him stuff that could cause trouble,” Morens once.