Fauci’s return to the headlines could cause headaches for Trump and Biden

Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on Monday, bringing the controversial doctor back into the news cycle and potentially raising questions that neither presidential campaign wants to answer.

Fauci, who for many was the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, retired in late 2022, but he has been dragged into a scandal involving his former aide David Morens, who bragged in subpoenaed emails about skirting open records laws for information related to the virus’s origins.

House Republicans, and some Democrats, will grill the doctor before the cameras on June 3 as they seek his phone and email records, but the renewed interest in Fauci may be bring back unpleasant memories for both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for example, used an appearance at last weekend’s Libertarian National Convention to attack Trump’s pandemic response.