Fauci held in contempt: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Dr. Anthony Fauci held in contempt of Congress after his Senate listening to.
I’m dumbfounded by how Dr. Anthony Fauci bought away with pleading the Fifth Amendment 111 instances and, if discovered guilty of contempt, he solely faces one 12 months in jail and a $100,000 positive (“Save Science,” Glenn Harlan Reynolds, PostOpinion, Aug. 4).
He ought to have been charged with a felony, not a misdemeanor. Something’s unsuitable with America’s judicial system. Fauci has blood on his arms and he bought away with not telling the reality about how he dealt with COVID-19. It is time for the federal government and American public to get to the underside of this smoking gun fiasco.
Thomas Patrick Folan
Nesconset
Fauci’s repeated refusal to reply questions during his Senate listening to is motive enough to re-examine how the Fifth Amendment is utilized in conditions involving public officers. I really feel fairly sure this was not what the Founding Fathers had in thoughts after they ratified the Constitution.
More than doubtless, Fauci will skate, and we are going to by no means get to the underside of a pandemic that, in my opinion, he was instrumental in serving to unleash upon the world.
Alan Webber
Cave Creek, Ariz.
It’s disheartening to see this distinguished scientist-physician sullied by a senator’s advert hominem political assault. Fauci is wholly justified in utilizing the safety that our Constitution offers all witnesses towards self-incrimination. One might criticize his judgment during the pandemic, however can’t make any prison accusation of what he did during that troublesome time.
Robert S. April
Manhattan
Once again, the left facet of the aisle is on the unsuitable facet of historical past, voting towards Fauci being held in contempt.
This choice, on the heels of leftists voting for radicals who hate America and Israel, appears like one thing the United Nations would do.
Why are they defending Fauci’s lies? Tell the reality, Tony, it is going to help with the subsequent pandemic.
J.R. Cummings
Manhattan
Fauci would have invoked the Fifth Amendment if requested, “Should a doctor be truthful to his or her patients?” Anyone nonetheless backing him clearly doesn’t care if their medical doctors misinform them.
Frank Barnett
Queens
The Issue: Dozens of senior-day-care facilities in Flushing acquire over $100 million in Medicaid funds.
Seemingly fraudulent senior day-care facilities in Flushing collected $100 million in taxpayers’ money (“Flushing out ‘fraud’ in Qns.,” Aug. 4).
Bilk the federal government as soon as, disgrace on you. Bilk the federal government twice (or more), disgrace on the federal government. Where was the oversight? This may be very unhappy and unsettling.
Andrew Zablow
Parsippany, NJ
Given publicity of all of the fraud that is occurring in Queens relating to these adult-care facilities, why have the governor, the legal professional normal and the FBI not stepped in and commenced shutting these locations down?
They need to go after all of the people liable for opening up these phony day-care facilities and attempt to recoup some of the money that has been stolen from the taxpayers.
Gene O’Brien
Whitestone
Medicaid fraud is barely a small portion of the crime and corruption that has overtaken what was once a very enticing place to reside and store. Only a blind individual might fail to notice the plethora of “pharmacies,” “senior centers” and “spas” that appear to be something however what their signage signifies.
Why are the native elected officers, group board and police not intervening? I’m guessing more than a few people are being paid to look the opposite approach.
Ilene Heller
Manhattan
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