'Their Own Investigation Debunks Their Extreme Political Rhetoric': Raskin Mocks GOP, Praises Fauci

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At a House Democratic press briefing on Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) spoke about House Republicans and the coronavirus pandemic committee.

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00:00 Thank You mr. Chairman I want to salute you on this fantastic staff report which has

00:04 Eye-popping

00:07 findings that

00:09 Debunked what the majority has been saying

00:11 It's summer in Washington this week, and we like to say on Capitol Hill. It's not the heat. It's the stupidity

00:19 and

00:20 What what's happening with the Republicans on this committee is it a case in point?

00:25 After using the select subcommittee as a megaphone for outlandish

00:30 Conspiracy theories House Republicans have once again found themselves in a situation where their own

00:36 investigation

00:38 debunks their extreme political rhetoric

00:40 Now just like the impeachment drive proved that there were no crimes much less high crimes and misdemeanors

00:48 Committed by the president this investigation of dr. Fauci shows that he is an honorable public servant

00:55 Committed to public health and he is not a comic book super villain

01:00 He did not fund research to create the kovat 19 pandemic

01:05 He did not lie to Congress about gain-of-function research in Wuhan and he did not organize a lab leak

01:12 Suppression campaign to cover his tracks. These are outrageous

01:17 concoctions

01:19 fabrications and distortions and today dr. Fauci's testimony

01:23 Alongside the thousands of pages of documents and dozens of hours of closed-door testimony

01:28 Provided to House Republicans as part of this so-called

01:32 origins investigation will once again dispel these cartoonish claims and

01:38 Reveal that the people bowing down to a twice impeached

01:43 Convicted felon who told Americans to inject themselves with bleach want you to believe not only a big

01:50 political lie but a big medical lie to

01:53 Now I again praise the select subcommittee Democrats for their excellent work

01:59 Holding this majority accountable to the truth and all of the facts will indeed be known and now I'd like to turn it over to

02:07 representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan

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'Their Own Investigation Debunks Their Extreme Political Rhetoric': Raskin Mocks GOP, Praises Fauci

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