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Republican officials assert that Dr. Fauci must be held accountable for the management of the pandemic, accusing him of various instances of mismanagement and negligence. Central to their case is a GOP-led congressional report released last year, which they claim forms the basis of the investigation. Allegations include attempts to discredit the lab leak hypothesis— a theory suggesting that the virus may have originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China— and accountability for the drastic measures taken during the pandemic, such as shutting down schools and businesses.