Dr. Anthony Fauci Declines Senate Appearance
The Pure Report account · 4 sources · as of Aug 17, 09:46 UTC
Dr. Anthony Fauci declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel. During a July 29 hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment. Majority Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted along partisan lines last week to hold Fauci in contempt. An attorney for Fauci argued that compelling him to testify would be to 'impermissibly harass or degrade' him. Terry Moran admitted that ABC News was liberal.
What we know
- Dr. Anthony Fauci declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel.
receipt
“Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel” — verbatim from apnews.com · article
Attributed reporting
- According to apnews.com, majority Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted along partisan lines last week to hold Fauci in contempt.
receipt
“majority Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted along partisan lines last week to hold the longtime infectious disease expert in contempt” — verbatim from apnews.com · article - According to apnews.com, an attorney for Fauci argued that compelling him to testify would be to 'impermissibly harass or degrade' him.
receipt
“a lawyer for the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said any effort to compel him to appear before a Senate subcommittee, after a contentious July 29 hearing, would be to “impermissibly harass or degrade Dr. Fauci for political purposes.”” — verbatim from apnews.com · article - According to Fox News — Latest, Terry Moran admitted that ABC News was liberal.
receipt
“Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran admitted on Friday that his longtime network was liberal” — verbatim from Fox News — Latest · article
Framing spectrum · 3 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): Washington Examiner (right), Aug 15, 19:06 UTC.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center | 1 | 1 | apnews.com |
| Right | 2 | 5 | Fox News, Washington Examiner |
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