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In a move that is all but impossible to label as anything but partisan, the White House has blocked their top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, from testifying before a Democratic-controlled House subcommittee next week, but will allow the doctor to testify in front of a Republican-led Senate committee later this month.
After the Washington Post broke the story late Friday, White House spokesman Judd Deere, released a statement that said allowing Fauci to appear before Congress would be counterproductive to the governments coronavirus response teams efforts. But Deere conveniently did not mention anything about the doctors May 12 scheduled appearance before a Republican-controlled Senate committee.
While the Trump Administration continues its whole-of-government response to COVID-19, including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development, it is counterproductive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at congressional hearings, Deere said. We are committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time.
A senior administration official defended the move, telling the Post, Its not muzzling, its not blocking, its simply trying to ensure were able to balance the need for oversight, the legitimate need for oversight, with their responsibilities to handle COVID-19 work at their respective agencies and departments.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-blocks-fauci-testimony-before-democrats-can-speak-before-republicans-993272/
spanone
(135,819 posts)FUCK TRUMP.
Me.
(35,454 posts)He simply has to choose to do so, while being aware that doing so will likely get him fired.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)poli-junkie
(1,002 posts)to challenge Trump: Why are you muzzling Dr. Fauci? What are you hiding from the American people?
Lock him up.
(6,925 posts)back on your 2016 campaign you will release, since you said that almost 4 years ago?
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)"You absolutely cannot testify before the House, because reasons, but before the Senate?? Cool cool just don't make us look bad"
Unfuckingbelievable how this band of misfits has been able to twist the rule of law and trample our Constitution to their own ends again and again and again. Our Republic can not and will not withstand much more.
imanamerican63
(13,775 posts)Chainfire
(17,530 posts)He can do the right thing or he can do the wrong thing. He should be judged according to his decision.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)about how the Trump Administration ended the Obama Administration's moratorium on dangerous and controversial virus research at the Wuhan lab leading to treatments like remdesivir and chloroquin:
https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-lifts-funding-pause-gain-function-research
https://www.newsweek.com/dr-fauci-backed-controversial-wuhan-lab-millions-us-dollars-risky-coronavirus-research-1500741
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054408/