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Funding research in Wuhan China, ad-hoc negligence implied.

Congress playing to hate, baser instincts in show trial.

The congressional hearings involving Dr. Anthony Fauci—most notably the marquee hearing before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in June 2024 (as well as prior tense exchanges with lawmakers like Sen. Rand Paul)—were among the most fiercely partisan proceedings on Capitol Hill.
Below is a breakdown of what he was accused of, how the hearings played out, and what the evidence actually established regarding claims of wrongdoing.

1. What Were the Main Accusations?

House Republicans and conservative critics leveled several key accusations against Dr. Fauci:
* Funding “Gain-of-Function” Research in Wuhan: Critics accused the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under Fauci’s direction, of funding dangerous “gain-of-function” research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) through grants to EcoHealth Alliance—alleging this research created SARS-CoV-2.
* Suppressing the “Lab Leak” Theory: Accusations were made that Fauci orchestrated a cover-up to discredit the lab-leak hypothesis, bribing or pressuring scientists into publishing the March 2020 paper “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” to promote a natural origin narrative.
* Misleading Congress: Lawmakers accused Fauci of lying under oath when he testified in 2021 that the NIH did not fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab.
* Promoting “Unscientific” Guidelines & Mandates: Critics targeted public health guidance—such as six-foot social distancing rules, mask mandates, and vaccine requirements—claiming they lacked rigorous scientific backing and harmed businesses, schools, and personal freedoms.
* FOIA Evasion / Misconduct by Staff: Subpoenaed emails showed a senior advisor to Fauci, Dr. David Morens, explicitly bragged about using personal email accounts and deleting records to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding the origins of COVID-19.

2. Synopsis of How the Hearing Went

The June 2024 public hearing was marked by deep political polarization:
* Republican Interrogations: GOP members subjected Fauci to aggressive questioning. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene refused to address him as “Doctor,” called for him to be prosecuted for “crimes against humanity,” and caused a brief breakdown in committee decorum. Republican lawmakers argued that Fauci operated with extreme hubris and presided over destructive pandemic policies.
* Democratic Defense: Democrats emphasized that Fauci had served under seven presidents, saved millions of lives through HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 research, and had become a scapegoat for partisan political attacks. They highlighted that no smoking gun had been produced linking NIH grants to the pandemic’s origin.
* Fauci’s Testimony: Fauci defended his record, strongly rejecting claims that he covered up a potential lab leak. He stated that he kept an “open mind” regarding the virus’s origins, but emphasized that the specific bat coronaviruses studied under the NIH grant were genetically impossible to have been turned into SARS-CoV-2.
3. Did He Do Anything Wrong? Findings & Reality Check
Investigations and testimony established the following facts regarding allegations against Fauci:
❌ Illegal Acts or Personal Corruption
* No evidence of illegal conduct by Dr. Fauci: No congressional committee, federal agency, or law enforcement body found evidence that Dr. Fauci committed a crime, personally profited, or committed scientific fraud.
* FOIA/Email claims: Fauci testified under oath that he never used private email for official government business. Investigators found no emails showing Fauci attempted to evade FOIA laws.
⚠️ Real Misconduct by a Senior Advisor (Dr. David Morens)
* What was wrong: Subpoenaed emails revealed that Dr. David Morens (a senior advisor to Fauci) engaged in clear misconduct—using personal email, attempting to delete records to avoid FOIA, and sharing non-public information with EcoHealth Alliance.
* Fauci’s response: Fauci explicitly condemned Morens’ actions during the hearing, testifying that Morens violated NIH policy and engaged in behavior that was “wrong and inappropriate.”
🔍 The “Gain-of-Function” & Definition Dispute
* The debate: The disagreement over whether the NIH funded “gain-of-function” research comes down to definitions.
* Fauci pointed to the strict federal regulatory definition (P3CO framework) in place at the time, under which the research did not qualify as gain-of-function.
* Critics and some NIH officials argued that under a broader definition (enhancing a virus’s transmissibility or lethality), the research at Wuhan fit the description.
* Crucial distinction: Regardless of definitions, virologists confirm that the viruses researched under the NIH grant were phylogenetically distinct from SARS-CoV-2—meaning they could not have mutated into or caused COVID-19.
📉 Public Health Guidance Criticisms
* Social Distancing / Masks: Fauci acknowledged during interviews that early guidance (like 6-foot social distancing) was based on initial rule-of-thumb estimates from the CDC rather than clinical trial data.
* While critics viewed this as evidence of arbitrary control, supporters and public health experts framed it as standard practice when responding to a novel virus with rapidly evolving information.

Editor’s note:

Not usually a dreamer but:

I had a strange dream the other night and I saw Dr. Fauci at an airport gate and somehow I was going in and he was going out. Sorry was the other way around. You got to get this right?

Then  I said hi to him and he seemed defensive and I told him I was aware of the passing of the longest living iron lung treated person. This girl at 5 years old contracted polio wound up paralyzed and spent  73 of 78 years of life paralyzed.

She  died July 26th. 2026, her name was Martha Lillard.

I said I was vaccinated about her age and  still have a scar on my arm.

In my dream it seemed he smiled when I said thanks for the vaccines. Being a Canadian he probably had no responsibility for my vaccines but he didn’t know that.

Personally, I took all the vaccinations in that time frame. I took some heat from security people that were against vaccinations or at least challenging me about vaccinations when I went in for my first one at the arena.

When quarantines ended. I went out the first night to a singing thing, that was Friday by Sunday I felt sick. I had gotten some kits for testing and I went home or I was home and I tested, and I was positive. I’m thankful that I had all the vaccinations. I tested a couple times during the self isolation  all positive. 

Five days and feeling  better, I could come out of self-isolation. And I did. So that was the only time that I got it during the whole pandemic! And I’m thankful for the time I have. Never tested again never tested negative.

Update: another view…