Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before House COVID-19 panel for first time since retirement

Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a congressional grilling later this spring, having agreed to testify before the House panel investigating the origins and government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fauci, who retired from public service at the end of 2022, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday.

It will be the infectious diseases expert’s first public appearance before Congress since his retirement as President Biden’s chief medical advisor and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.