The vows to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci and other U.S. officials did not affect Fauci’s decision to step down, the doctor said on Aug. 23.
“Really, none at all. Not even a slight amount. I have nothing to hide. And I can defend everything I’ve done. So that doesn’t phase me or bother me. My decisions of stepping down go back well over a year,” Fauci said on CNN’s “New Day.”
Fauci announced on Monday that he will leave his three government positions in December.
Fauci directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, and has been the chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden since the president took office….