White House Blocks Fauci From Testifying to Congressional Panel
- Appropriations subcommittee had asked him to appear next week
- White House says appearance would be ‘counter-productive’
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington on April 16, 2020.
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The Trump administration has barred Anthony Fauci, the scientist who’s leading the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, from testifying before a congressional hearing next Wednesday.
Fauci had been sought as a witness for a House Appropriations Committee subcommittee that was looking into the U.S. response to the pandemic, according to Evan Hollander, a committee spokesman.