Anthony Fauci emphatically fended off allegations of his agency funding research that created COVID-19 or coordinating a pandemic origin cover-up, calling the claims 'simply preposterous'.
Republicans criticized Fauci's oversight of NIAID-funded research grants, while Democrats praised his career accomplishments, reflecting a deep political divide in the US government.
Peter Hotez described the hearing as a Republican attempt to revise history and shift blame from the Trump administration's early pandemic failures to scientists.
Roger Pielke Jr noted frustration with Fauci's careful speech and attempts to distance himself from wrongdoings uncovered by the subcommittee's investigation.
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