The White House won't allow Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before Congress as part of an investigation into the administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calling the request 'counter-productive.'
Dr. Anthony Fauci steps out of the West Wing for a briefing on the novel coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House in March.Dr. Anthony Fauci steps out of the West Wing for a briefing on the novel coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House in March.The White House will not allow the leading immunologist on the coronavirus task force to testify to Congress next week, calling the request"counter-productive" to the administration's efforts to contain the virus.
A committee spokesman on Friday said the White House had blocked the doctor from appearing before the panel.
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