Republicans call Fauci, top Biden officials to testify as COVID origins investigation heats up

EXCLUSIVE: The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic is ramping up its investigation into COVID-19 origins by renewing a series of documents requests and demanding testimony from top current and former Biden administration officials.

A series of letters were sent Monday seeking more information from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, White House Acting Science Adviser to the President Dr. Francis Collins and EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak.

Fauci, who stepped down from his position as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and as President Biden’s chief medical adviser in December, is being asked to sit for a transcribed interview. If he does not comply, Republicans have indicated that they may compel his testimony by issuing a subpoena.

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