Fauci: It Is ‘Molecularly Impossible’ for Viruses Researched by Wuhan Lab to Lead to Covid-19

STEPHANOPOULOS The controversy over ░░░░░░░░ the U S was ░░░░░░░░ risky Covid research in ░░░░░░░░ was kicked up again ░░░░░░░░ week when the NIH ░░░░░░░░ a letter about that ░░░░░░░░ which showed that the ░░░░░░░░ had not disclosed some ░░░░░░░░ in a timely manner ░░░░░░░░ some critics and analysts ░░░░░░░░ seized on that to ░░░░░░░░ you and others have ░░░░░░░░ the public about U ░░░░░░░░ funding of this so ░░░░░░░░ gain of function research ░░░░░░░░ NIH says that s ░░░░░░░░ Our medical unit backs ░░░░░░░░ up But Senator Rand ░░░░░░░░ stepped up that criticism ░░░░░░░░ a new interview with ░░░░░░░░ on HBO Let s ░░░░░░░░ it Clip starts Allen ░░░░░░░░ Fauci should be fired ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely Allen By the ░░░░░░░░ Paul Yes absolutely The ░░░░░░░░ is is just for ░░░░░░░░ of judgment if nothing ░░░░░░░░ He s probably never ░░░░░░░░ to admit that he ░░░░░░░░ He s going to ░░░░░░░░ to dissemble and try ░░░░░░░░ work around the truth ░░░░░░░░ massage the truth Clip ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS I want to ░░░░░░░░ you the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ to Senator Paul but ░░░░░░░░ explain what was the ░░░░░░░░ States funding What wasn ░░░░░░░░ it funding And why ░░░░░░░░ s important Fauci Well ░░░░░░░░ obviously totally disagree with ░░░░░░░░ Paul He s absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Neither I nor Dr ░░░░░░░░ Collins the Director of ░░░░░░░░ NIH lied or misled ░░░░░░░░ what we ve done ░░░░░░░░ framework under which we ░░░░░░░░ guidance about the conduct ░░░░░░░░ research that we fund ░░░░░░░░ funding at the Wuhan ░░░░░░░░ was to be able ░░░░░░░░ determine what is out ░░░░░░░░ in the environment in ░░░░░░░░ viruses in China And ░░░░░░░░ research was very strictly ░░░░░░░░ what we call a ░░░░░░░░ of oversight of the ░░░░░░░░ of research And under ░░░░░░░░ conditions which we have ░░░░░░░░ very very clearly does ░░░░░░░░ constitute research of gain ░░░░░░░░ function of concern There ░░░░░░░░ people who interpret it ░░░░░░░░ way but when you ░░░░░░░░ at the framework under ░░░░░░░░ the guidance is that ░░░░░░░░ not the case So ░░░░░░░░ have to respectfully disagree ░░░░░░░░ Senator Paul He is ░░░░░░░░ correct that we lied ░░░░░░░░ misled the Congress It ░░░░░░░░ just not correct George ░░░░░░░░ m sorry STEPHANOPOULOS That ░░░░░░░░ It showed that what ░░░░░░░░ being researched was very ░░░░░░░░ from the Covid the ░░░░░░░░ Covid virus Fauci Yeah ░░░░░░░░ But it did show ░░░░░░░░ the subcontractor did not ░░░░░░░░ some results in a ░░░░░░░░ manner What did learn ░░░░░░░░ the letter Does it ░░░░░░░░ that some of the ░░░░░░░░ we were finding was ░░░░░░░░ than we know Fauci ░░░░░░░░ it isn t We ░░░░░░░░ what the risk was ░░░░░░░░ what the oversight is ░░░░░░░░ they should have put ░░░░░░░░ progress report in in ░░░░░░░░ timely manner no denial ░░░░░░░░ that and there will ░░░░░░░░ administrative consequences of that ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ gets mixed up in ░░░░░░░░ George and it really ░░░░░░░░ to be made clear ░░░░░░░░ the American public There ░░░░░░░░ all of this concern ░░░░░░░░ what s gain of ░░░░░░░░ or what s not ░░░░░░░░ the implication that that ░░░░░░░░ led to SARS CoV ░░░░░░░░ and Covid 19 which ░░░░░░░░ unequivocally anybody that knows ░░░░░░░░ about viral biology and ░░░░░░░░ of viruses know that ░░░░░░░░ is molecularly impossible for ░░░░░░░░ viruses that were worked ░░░░░░░░ to turn into SARS ░░░░░░░░ 2 because they were ░░░░░░░░ enough molecularly that no ░░░░░░░░ what you did to ░░░░░░░░ they could never ever ░░░░░░░░ SARS CoV 2 And ░░░░░░░░ when people talk about ░░░░░░░░ of function they make ░░░░░░░░ implication which I think ░░░░░░░░ unconscionable to do to ░░░░░░░░ Well maybe that research ░░░░░░░░ to SARS CoV 2 ░░░░░░░░ can ask any person ░░░░░░░░ good faith who s ░░░░░░░░ virologist and they will ░░░░░░░░ you absolutely clearly that ░░░░░░░░ would be molecularly impossible ░░░░░░░░ things are getting conflated ░░░░░░░░ that should not be ░░░░░░░░