Friday, April 17, 2020

Global – 2,000,000/132,000; USA -660,000/34,000; Did briefing with the VP and Deb and Steve Hahn and BobRedfield and Brett Giroir to the Dem Senate Caucus led by Chuck Schummer. Very hostile. Kept coming at us abut testing and how inadequate it is. I have been telling the TF that this is an issue that will not go away. Angus King (Maine) tee-ed off on VP about the fact that we are unprepared. Patty Murray was her old self wanting a testing plan, etc. etc. This rompted us to devope the entire TF to testing and decided to do a presser. I took over and chided the group that we cannot be telling people that we have more test and materials than we need since this would be insulting to them. We cannot blame anyone and we must admit that the supply (which we claim is adequate) is not “connected to” nor does it reach the people who are demanding it. Bottom line is that they are not getting what they want and ewe need to fix the fact that it really is a distribution problem. Also, Senators (and the press and the public) are under the impression that we should test everyone for the virus. Hope Hicks, Katie Miller, the VP came over to me qnd said and indicated by their expression “Thank God that you are in the room!” We explained this at the presser Another indication of the craziness in the world. This came out today: From: Billet, Courtney (NIH/NIAID) [E] Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 1:32 PM To: Burklow, John (NIH/OD) [E] <BurklowJ@OD.NIH.GOV>; Myles, Renate (NIH/OD) [E] <mylesr@mail.nih.gov>; Mcgraw, Michael (NIH/OD/ORS) [E] <mcgrawm@ors.od.nih.gov> Cc: Harper, Jill (NIH/NIAID) [E] <JHarper@niaid.nih.gov>; Folkers, Greg (NIH/NIAID) [E] <GFOLKERS@niaid.nih.gov>; Conrad, Patricia (NIH/NIAID) [E] <conradpa@niaid.nih.gov>; Routh, Jennifer (NIH/NIAID) [E] <jennifer.routh@nih.gov>; Stover, Kathy (NIH/NIAID) [E] <kathy.stover@nih.gov> Subject: FW: Media request - Fauci sexual assault allegation / possible smear Just when you thought life couldn’t get any crazier, we are now getting media inquiries about this “press release” from a firm we can find no trace of online. The address they provide for their “press conference” is the Chinese Embassy. I have a call in to Dr. Fauci to let him know about this, but he is at the White House and not answering his cell phone. Lt. McGraw, can you help get to the bottom of who these people are? There is a phone number at the very bottom. Should we also be sending this to OIG? Can you please advise on how to respond to inquiries? Do we respond, or refer them to NIH? We would propose to say something like: “The allegations are preposterous and the press release is apparently a hoax. We can find no firm by this name, and the address provided for the “press conference” is the Chinese Embassy. We are referring the matter to appropriate authorities for follow-up.” From: William Sommer Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 12:48:52 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) To: NIAID NEWS (NIH/NIAID) Subject: Media request - Fauci sexual assault allegation / possible smear Hi, My name's Will Sommer, I'm a reporter with The Daily Beast in DC. There's a press conference scheduled for next week that's supposed to detail sexual assault allegations against Dr. Fauci — it has all the hallmarks for me of a smear campaign from some GOP operatives, but wanted to flag if the Fauci office has any comment or if this has been referred to law enforcement for investigation. Attaching the press release below. Thanks for your time Will Sommer Reporter, The Daily Beast (703) 863-1148 william.sommer@thedailybeast.com @willsommer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rhonda Abramson Vice President, Whitley, Moran, Telander LLP http://linkedin.com/in/rhonda-abramson-349413199 (310) 893-3545 Dr. Anthony Fauci, World Renowned COVID-19 Figure, Accused of Sexual Assault – Press Conference Planned with Victim ____________ Conference line established for those unable to attend / wish to respect social distancing guidelines Famed immunologist accused of assaulting 20-year old at Four Seasons Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore WHAT: Anthony Fauci Assault Allegation Media Q&A WHEN: TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 – 1 p.m. ET WHERE: In Person: 3505 International Place, Washington D.C., 20008 Conference Line: (712) 775-7100 Passcode: 654321# BACKGROUND: UPDATE: A conference line has been established for reporters who wish to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Diana will still be at the physical location, along with Richard Whitley and Rhonda Abramson. The press conference will also be simulcast via the above phone line. Interested media members should RSVP for the in-person or conference call by Monday at 6 p.m. ET. On December 6, 2014, former television intern Diana Rodriguez alleges that she met Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore. Rodriguez, who was 20 at the time, had several drinks with Dr. Fauci at the bar and proceeded to accompany him to his suite overlooking the harbor. The following is Ms. Rodriguez’s accounting of the night. He looked rich and powerful, and I love smart men with grey hair. He told me all about his fantastic career in medicine, so I went upstairs. He made it clear that he expected sex once we got to the room and by then I was so drunk the room was spinning. He threw me on the bed and pulled up my dress. I was too drunk to resist, but I begged him not to. He only said, “don’t you know who I am, you little bitch?” He became angry when he failed to get an erection - he looked like he was in his mid-70s - so he got up and popped two Cialis pills. He then told me to stay on the bed while he returned a call. I was so scared I obeyed. About 15 minutes later, he returned to the bed and shoved me down again. Now he was erect, and I was defenseless. Suddenly, I had the presence of mind to grab a pen from the nightstand, with which I jabbed him in the shoulder. I then ran out of the room and out of the hotel, never to return. It was the most harrowing and terrifying experience of my life. Now, when I see him on TV touted as some kind of hero, I want the nation to know the truth. This is my truth. This is my story. CONTACT: Rhonda Abramson Vice President, Whitley, Moran, Telander LLP http://linkedin.com/in/rhonda-abramson-349413199 (310) 893-3545 Story in “The Daily Dot”: Someone is spreading a sketchy sexual assault claim against Dr. Fauci The people behind it seem to not exist.

, 5:56 pm* Tech Claire Goforth The White House/Flickr The coronavirus outbreak has made Dr. Anthony Fauci, longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a household name. 4:57 PM - Apr 13, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 64 people are talking about this Last month, as the threats escalated, Fauci was assigned a security detail. The latest attack on him comes in the form of an accusation of sexual assault. Earlier this week, the Daily Dot received a press release from a woman claiming that Fauci sexually assaulted her in 2014. The release included the details of the allegation and said she and her representatives plan to hold a press conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. All allegations of this nature are given equal consideration. But the more the Daily Dot looked into the details, the more things didn’t add up. The accuser didn’t respond to multiple requests to speak with her. The woman, whose name is not reported here because it couldn’t be confirmed, claims to be represented by Rhonda Abramson and Richard Whitley of Whitley, Moran, Telander LLP. The Daily Dot could find no record of any business by that name. The email, which came from the accuser’s Gmail, included Abramson’s LinkedIn account and phone number. There she claims to live in the Washington, D.C. area and to have worked for two companies. Unlike Whitley, Moran, Telander, those companies’ existence was readily confirmed. However, both told the Daily Dot that they have no record of Abramson’s employment. “We have never employed her, have never heard of her, and have been fielding calls and emails on this for a couple of days,” said Dave Seman, managing principal of Paladin Political Group, which Abramson claims to have worked at until last month. “We have requested LinkedIn flag her profile for fraud.” A human resources representative at the second company, where Abramson claims to have worked from 2007 to 2011, said that the position she lists doesn’t exist. Abramson herself seems to also not exist. Reverse image searches for her LinkedIn profile picture turn up nothing. An initial search for her picture on Have They Faked Me was negative, but barely; a second search a day later was positive. This means either that fake photos have likely been made using this image, or that the image itself is fake. Abramson did not respond to numerous messages via voicemail, text, and LinkedIn. All calls went to voicemail. Although she’s not responding to inquiries, Abramson did find time to post the press conference details on LinkedIn yesterday. Richard Whitley is similarly impossible to find. The Daily Dot found no one by that name, or any of the variations of Richard, in Washington, D.C on LinkedIn or Facebook. Even the location of the press conference is strange. According to the assault allegation, it took place at the Four Seasons in Baltimore in 2014, which is on International Drive. The address for the press conference is also given as an International Drive, but in Washington, D.C. That address most closely matches that of the Chinese Embassy. However bizarre, it is possible this location was chosen because the coronavirus originated in China. Given the nature of the allegation and his history, the Daily Dot contacted far-right pundit Jacob Wohl to ask if he knew anything about it. Wohl has previously been involved with leveling often far-fetched sexual allegations against various individuals Republicans consider their enemies: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Pete Buttigieg, and Robert Mueller. Each allegation was later resoundingly discredited. Plus, sham press conferences in the D.C. area are kind of his thing. Wohl said he had nothing to do with the accusation against Fauci. “This is the first I’ve heard of it,” he said. He also said that his frequent co-conspirator and right-wing lobbyist Jack Burkman isn’t involved and that no one had contacted him with allegations against Fauci. Wohl said that he’s presently in California and has no plans to be in D.C. this Tuesday. It’s beginning to seem unlikely that anyone, least of all Abramson or Whitley, will attend the press conference. As of press time, Fauci had not responded to questions sent to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases press office. This story will be updated if a response is received following publication. ……………………………………………………………………………………. This is really pissing me off. They threaten my life, harass Chris, send obscene texts to my children and now this bullshit! PRESS: The Breakfast Club NYC Radio (D.J. Evy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne tha God; Podcast with Will Smith; White House Press Conference (Testing)