EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are demanding Dr. Anthony Fauci explain his emails on the coronavirus pandemic they argue undercut his public statements that the U.S. did not fund gain-of-function research at a Chinese lab. They suggest that Fauci's email communications contradict his public statements that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) did not fund so-called "gain-of-function" research at a Wuhan virology lab. He added that the research Paul referenced was "judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being gain of function." In the letter, the lawmakers ask questions on specific gain-of-function research, NIAID's ties to such research abroad and how Fauci is defining "gain of function." "There is little question at this point that Dr. Fauci has misled the American public and Congress about the research that occurred at the Wuhan lab," Roy said.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2021 21:00 UTC