House COVID hearing goes off the rails as Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Dr. Fauci

Another outburst occurred after several members of the panel asked for Greene’s remarks to be stricken from the transcript.

“You know what this committee should be doing? We should be recommending you to be prosecuted. We should be writing a criminal referral because you should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity,” Greene ranted. “You belong in prison, Dr. Fauci!”

The disease doc spent a significant portion of the hearing denying he tried to cover up evidence that supported the lab-leak theory in favor of the animal-to-human transmission theory of the virus’ origin.

“I have repeatedly stated that I have a completely open mind to either possibility and that if definitive evidence becomes available to validate or refute either theory, I will ready accept it,” he said.

New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis tried — and failed — to depict Fauci as profiting from COVID vaccines.

“How much have you earned in royalties from pharmaceutical companies since the pandemic began in 2021?” the Republican asked.

“Zero,” he replied.

Malliotakis also accused Fauci and the CDC of “misinformation.”

“How many children were affected emotionally by lack of social contact with their fellow classmates?” she asked. “How many children fell into a depression and committed suicide? How many businesses were shut down? How many livelihoods were destroyed? And they’re now saying that this was not based on science.”

At another point in the hearing, Fauci detailed the death threats and other harassment he and his family have continued to experience since the COVID outbreak.

Multiple Democrats offered apologies — and wisecracks — about Fauci’s treatment during the hearing.

“Some of our colleagues in the United States House of Representatives seem to want to drag your name through the mud. They’re treating you, Dr. Fauci, like a convicted felon,” Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said.

“Actually, you probably wish they were treating you like a convicted felon — they treat convicted felons with love and admiration,” he added, alluding to the recent conviction of Donald Trump. “Some of them blindly worship convicted felons.”

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