US lawmakers grill ex-top advisors of Anthony Fauci for deleted COVID-era emails. Here are details
US Congress, a former top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was found fumbling and providing excuses rather than answering questions directly posed by the committee. This hearing came amidst a series of leaked emails from Dr. David Morens who served as a top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci during the COVID pandemic. These emails date to the period during which the US was gripped by a pandemic that brought many cities including New York to a standstill.
The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability has conducted the investigation.
What are the main issues?
The Congressional Committee scrutinized the emails exchanged between Dr. David Morens and Dr Peter Daszak who is the President of the Eco-Health Alliance, a non-government organization that funded research on the Coronavirus in Wuhan, China.
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Dr. Morens has been accused of using his email id. Why would an individual in his official position use his ID? This is the exact question that members of the congressional committee had asked. It has been revealed that Dr. Morens used his email id for several reasons.
Why personal email ID?
First and foremost, all officials with certain notable exceptions are under the purview of the US Freedom of Information Act. Any citizen can file an application seeking information that is there in the public domain. By using his email ID, Dr. Morens could easily avoid coming under the purview of the Freedom of Information Act. This is an act that has been
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