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Tony's Diary Package, pp.389-390 · fauci_diary:email:00012

Date: 2020-10-06 09:20
Type: email · email
sender: Ashley Collman
to: Patricia Conrad
Topics: Media strategy and public messaging Intelligence community assessments

Hi Patricia, My name is Ashley Collman and I'm a reporter for Business Insider. My colleague Hilary said I should contact you if I'm trying to offer Dr. Fauci the opportunity to comment on a story. I spoke to Dr. Scott Atlas yesterday, who had some things to say about Fauci. Atlas slammed Fauci for using "media contacts to make public criticisms of other people out of insecurity." He also criticized Fauci for saying "everyone should wear goggles" and for "ridiculing" Sen. Rand Paul for suggesting that some people have a natural immunity to the virus. "To ridicule that statement shows a complete lack of understanding and a lack of the current scientific research," Atlas said. He added: "I think a lot of the criticism stems from people who are either politically motivated or are interested in maintaining their own stature in the public eye." Let me know if Fauci would like to say anything in response to these comments from Atlas. Best, Ashley Collman Global USA Senior News Reporter Alyssa Farah texted me (at 3:39 PM) and said that Meadows will now prevent Atlas from doing any media; however, Atlas appeared on Laura Ingraham (FOX) with misleading statements that Influenza was more dangerous for young people than COVID-19. What a stupid statement! And so, it is OK to have the elderly and the 80 million people in USA with underlying conditions get seriously ill from COVID just because young people do well (mostly). Ridiculous. Deb Birx went in to see Meadows and apparently Meadows said he will fix the problem with Atlas, but it may take 48 hours. We shall see. PRESS: Podcast with ESPN 30 on 30 - "Day in the Life of Tony Fauci on

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2020-10-06 09:20 Ashley Collman

Hi Patricia, My name is Ashley Collman and I'm a reporter for Business Insider. My colleague Hilary said I should contact you if I'm trying to offer Dr. Fauci the opportunity to comment on a story. I spoke to Dr. Scott Atlas yesterday, who had some things to say about Fauci. Atlas slammed Fauci for using "media contacts to make public criticisms of other people out of insecurity." He also criticized Fauci for saying "everyone should wear goggles" and for "ridiculing" Sen. Rand Paul for suggesting that some people have a natural immunity to the virus. "To ridicule that statement shows a complete lack of understanding and a lack of the current scientific research," Atlas said. He added: "I think a lot of the criticism stems from people who are either politically motivated or are interested in maintaining their own stature in the public eye." Let me know if Fauci would like to say anything in response to these comments from Atlas. Best, Ashley Collman Global USA Senior News Reporter Alyssa Farah texted me (at 3:39 PM) and said that Meadows will now prevent Atlas from doing any media; however, Atlas appeared on Laura Ingraham (FOX) with misleading statements that Influenza was more dangerous for young people than COVID-19. What a stupid statement! And so, it is OK to have the elderly and the 80 million people in USA with underlying conditions get seriously ill from COVID just because young people do well (mostly). Ridiculous. Deb Birx went in to see Meadows and apparently Meadows said he will fix the problem with Atlas, but it may take 48 hours. We shall see. PRESS: Podcast with ESPN 30 on 30 - "Day in the Life of Tony Fauci on

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