Fauci advisor bragged about avoiding public records law, documents show

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The advisor told a House subcommittee Wednesday that he didn't recall if he used a personal email for government business.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8PM for most of WNY. Strong to locally severe storms will be possible through this time.Dr. David Morens, scientific adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during an appearance on C-SPAN and Dr. Anthony Fauci by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic show a senior member of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s staff bragged about avoiding public record laws.

Internal emails from the National Institute of Health show David Morens, Fauci’s senior advisor, may have been working to shield certain communications from being accessible through FOIA requests. Morens also noted he had “learned from our foia lady here how to make emails disappear after I am foia’d.” That individual, who he identified as Marg Moore, “also hates FOIAs.”

Morens testified to the subcommittee Wednesday that he didn't remember if he used a personal email to conduct government business, but conceded it was "wrong" if he did so.

 

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