Fauci to face Republican questions over Covid pandemic origins – US politics live
First reportNPR · 29 Jul, 09:00Z
Latest reportThe Guardian · 29 Jul, 10:28Z
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Why it matters
What
Senators will question Anthony Fauci about Covid-19’s origins and research funding.
Why
The hearing continues a Republican-led probe disputed by scientists who describe it as vilification.
Watch
Rand Paul’s committee will examine Fauci’s testimony and whether Covid-19 began with a laboratory leak.
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How it unfolded — every article
Summary
- Over 1,100 diary pages cover Fauci's 2019-2022 tenure at NIAID.
- Paul posts the diary days before Fauci's Senate testimony on origins.
- A 465-page prequel of Fauci documents from 2001-2015 is also released.
- Diaries note Fauci's rising fame, security details, and travel amid the pandemic.
- Controversy centers on lab-leak vs. natural-origin theories of COVID-19.
Summary
- Fauci, former Niaid director, will testify at a high-profile Senate hearing.
- Republicans push to question origins of Covid-19 and lab leak theory.
- Paul leads the inquiry, framing it as investigating origins and risky research.
- Scientists largely favor spillover over lab leak, citing surveys and studies.
- A diary release allegedly shows Fauci's inner conflicts about the theory.
Summary
- Sen. Rand Paul subpoenas Fauci to testify before a Senate committee about COVID-19 origins.
- Paul alleges Fauci lied about the pandemic; Fauci calls the claim preposterous.
- Diary pages and Fauci’s memoir are cited as context ahead of the hearing.
- Scientists defend Fauci, saying no credible evidence supports charges against him.
- Hearing centers on whether NIH-funded China research influenced the pandemic’s start.
Summary
- Senators will quiz Anthony Fauci about whether Covid-19 began as a lab leak.
- Fauci testified as part of a Republican-led probe into pandemic origins.
- Rand Paul chairs the Senate committee investigating origins and research funding.
- Republicans argue origins investigated; scientists call Paul’s effort vilification.
- Fauci served as Niaid director for 38 years and retired in 2022.