Dispute in the US Senate about Corona
Anthony Fauci is a famous doctor from the USA. He was an advisor to 2 US presidents. On Wednesday, he had to speak before the Senate. The Senate is a part of the US government.
Fauci did not say anything. He used his right to stay silent. He does not want to blame himself. His lawyer gave him this advice.
Senator Rand Paul invited Fauci. He criticizes Fauci for a long time. He believes the Corona virus came from a lab in China. He also thinks Fauci lied about this.
Rand Paul showed pages from Fauci's diary. In the year 2020, Fauci wrote about the market in Wuhan. He wrote that the market was not the origin of the virus. It was only a place where the virus spread fast.
In public, Fauci said something different back then. He thought the lab theory was a fake story. Today, secret services also say a lab accident is possible.
Fauci is 85 years old. He says the senator only wants to put him in prison. Therefore, he did not answer questions over 100 times.
Senator Paul is very angry. He wants to punish Fauci now. He plans a vote in the Senate for disrespecting the parliament.
Donald Trump also spoke about this. He said Fauci always wanted to protect China. Trump firmly believes in the lab theory.
