Fauci denies seeking to suppress COVID-19 lab leak origin theory
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivered a prepared opening statement before the House select subcommittee hearing.
"The accusation being circulated that I influenced these scientists to change their minds by bribing them with millions of dollars in grant money is absolutely false and simply preposterous. I had no input into the content of the published paper," Fauci said in his prepared opening statement. "The second issue is a false accusation that I tried to cover up the possibility that the virus originated from a lab. In fact, the truth is exactly the opposite." Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
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