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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1084 [SLACK_001298] · slack_pm:msg:11288

Date: 2022-02-03 08:38
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen
Topics: Congressional oversight

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The letters haven't yet gone online on the committee website, but once they do, I expect a lot of press requests will follow. I just asked my institution how they want to handle those (I'll be on the road all day), but I assume we're just going to ignore them.https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/letter

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2022-02-03 08:27 Andrew Rambaut open

And I would answer 'I didn't', 'yes', 'no'
2022-02-03 08:29 Kristian G. Andersen open

Hah - simple!
2022-02-03 08:31 Kristian G. Andersen open

@Robert Garry - you do need to work with your press office to get this particular quote clarified (or at least have clear answers to it), because it's being brought up a lot and it's quite damaging:"In fact, Dr. Garry later stated the consensus on the teleconference was "1. Don't try to write a paper at all . . . or 2. Ifyou do write it[,] don't mention a lab origin as that will just add fuel to the conspiracists.""
2022-02-03 08:35 Kristian G. Andersen open

I'll get clarification from our outside council on the underlying meaning of some of the verbiage in the letters to us -especially "it is imperative you provide answers under oath" and everything under "to allow a full and complete record of these documents to be produced to the Committee in response to future document requests, please:". Putting these in the letter make me believe they're already thinking about next steps.
2022-02-03 08:38 Kristian G. Andersen

The letters haven't yet gone online on the committee website, but once they do, I expect a lot of press requests will follow. I just asked my institution how they want to handle those (I'll be on the road all day), but I assume we're just going to ignore them.https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/letter
2022-02-03 08:45 Robert F. Garry open

The biggest issue is that they are/were attributing that advice to Fauci and Collins Of course they are twisting this totally out of context in other ways too. I didn't state that was the "consensus on the teleconference." It wasn't ofcourse. Not even close. Only that that was among some of the advice we got and specifically NOT advice from Fauci or Collins. Advice BTW we clearly did not follow. as we: 1. wrote the paper and 2. mentioned lab origin.
2022-02-03 08:58 Kristian G. Andersen open

Yup, all true
2022-02-03 09:01 Robert F. Garry open

I'm gonna forward the ltr to the Dean who will bring in the Uni General Council. Will let him know there are severalinaccuracies. We definitely need to let Scripps and Tulane communicate - mixed messages will be twisted. . I'm pretty sure we'll get the chance to clarify under oath or otherwise.
2022-02-03 09:25 Robert F. Garry open

Pretty sure Eddie will get the same. But not sure we need to get all four Unis involved - at the moment - but SR and Tulane should at least communicate.

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