House Panel Presses Becerra Over 1,000-Page Fauci Diary Withheld From Congress
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
House Panel Presses Becerra Over 1,000-Page Fauci Diary Withheld From Congress
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Summary
Sept. 2 is the deadline House Oversight Chairman James Comer gave former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to explain why Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era diary and cellphone were not produced in response to a 2023 congressional records request.
Comer’s letter says the diary contained terms specifically sought by Republicans — including “COVID-19,” “gain-of-function” and “Wuhan” — and argues Becerra either intentionally withheld responsive material or failed to conduct an adequate search.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned over the diary and cellphone to Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson earlier this year, and more than 1,000 pages later released publicly fueled Republican scrutiny of Fauci’s pandemic role.
That scrutiny intensified after diary entries appeared to show Fauci discussing school closures despite his 2024 House testimony distancing himself from such guidance, and after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at a July Senate hearing.
The new House inquiry lands as Louisiana’s attorney general says a joint state probe could expose Fauci to up to five years in prison for perjury, and after former adviser David Morens pleaded guilty to concealing COVID-19 grant records.