Attorneys extract contradictions in 7-hour conversation under oath
By Art Moore
December 5, 2022
The official transcript of the seven-hour deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci in a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to censor speech has been released. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who joined in the lawsuit with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, noted via Twitter on Monday that the Nov. 23 transcript shows Fauci said "I don't recall" 174 times.
Schmitt spotlighted a Feb. 4, 2020, email advising former Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell not to wear a mask when traveling. On March 8, he told "60 Minutes" there's "no reason to be walking around with a mask. However, less than one month later, he was advocating universal mask mandates.
After saying he didn't recall the Burwell email, Fauci, when prompted with more information, said," I vaguely recall talking to [Burwell] about certain safety issues regarding masks."
The email, however, had been publicized after it was obtained through a FOIA request because it undermined Fauci's claim that he was telling a noble lie to the "60 Minutes" audience to ensure frontline workers didn't run out of masks.
When he came out on April 3, 2020, in favor of universal masking, Fauci also contended the science had changed regarding the effectiveness of masks in curbing the spread of SARS-CoV-2.............To Read More....
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