On Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and key architect of the nation's COVID-19 response, testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in a closed-door session.
The subcommittee shared highlights of the seven hours of testimony via an X thread Monday evening.
Included in the highlights:
Subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) also released a statement regarding Fauci's testimony.
“Dr. Fauci’s testimony today uncovered drastic and systemic failures in America’s public health systems. While leading the nation’s COVID-19 response and influencing public narratives, he simultaneously had no idea what was happening under his own jurisdiction at NIAID. Dr. Fauci signed off on all domestic and foreign research grants without reviewing the proposals and admitted that he was unaware if NIAID conducted oversight of the laboratories they fund. Clearly, the American people and the United States government are operating with completely different expectations about the responsibilities of our public health leaders and the accountability of our public health agencies.
It is also concerning that the face of our nation’s response to the world’s worst public health crisis ‘does not recall’ key details about COVID-19 origins and pandemic-era policies. Nearly 1.2 million Americans lost their lives to a potentially preventable pandemic. I look forward to asking Dr. Fauci further questions about mandates, his role in prompting the ‘Proximal Origin’ publication, and his policy positions related to masks and lockdowns. Tomorrow’s testimony will continue the Select Subcommittee’s effort to deliver the answers Americans demand and deserve.”
Fauci's testimony is expected to continue before the subcommittee on Tuesday, and no doubt there will be further updates regarding same. Whether there will ever be accountability, of course, remains to be seen.
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