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Los Republicanos podrían Finalmente Acorralar Al Dr. Fauci en La Última Guerra Cultural Sobre El COVID

Rand Paul says Fauci obstructed a probe into pandemic policies after the former health official invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times.

  • A Republican-led Senate committee plans to vote Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights more than 100 times during last week's hearing. Committee Chair Sen. Rand Paul alleges Fauci obstructed his pandemic policy probe.
  • Republican leaders accuse Fauci of presiding over 'lockdown' policies that harmed the economy and public health, while alleging he misled Congress regarding federally funded research in Wuhan, China, where they contend a lab leak started the pandemic.
  • Fauci's October 17, 2020 diary entries show he and Deborah Birx, then White House coronavirus response coordinator, 'repetitively said that we do not want to lock down.' Critics contrast this with his later advice to governors to close schools and businesses.
  • During last week's hearing, Democratic Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey defended Fauci, stating such attacks send signals to scientists that those who do not 'get in line with the politics' face potential retaliation.
  • The showdown reflects a divided public health consensus between MAGA Republicans and Democrats as the Covid-19 political legacy remains potent heading into the 2026 and 2028 elections, raising questions about whether past disputes offer lessons for the future.
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Analysis by Stephen Collinson: The Covid-19 pandemic was a historic stress test that revealed American politics were too fractured to handle a national crisis. Six years later, a new political storm surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's most prominent health official, suggests those fractures may be closing. The post Republicans May Finally Corner Dr. Fauci in Latest Culture War Over COVID appeared first on KVIA.

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Analysis by Stephen Collinson: The Covid-19 pandemic was a historic stress test that revealed American politics were too broken to handle a national crisis. Six years later, a new political storm surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's most prominent health official, suggests that those flaws may be faltering. The post Republicans May Finally Corner Dr. Fauci in Latest Covid-19 Culture War appeared first on KRDO.

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