福奇多年的辩护很简单：他资助的研究不符合“功能增益”的技术定义。

让病毒更具传染性、对人类更致命，这属于功能增益研究，无论他们在资助文件上贴上什么标签。他知道自己资助了什么。他知道那是什么。他还是向国会撒了谎。

7月29日，我们将查清真相。

Fauci's defense for years has been simple: the research he funded didn't meet the technical definition of "gain-of-function.”

Making a virus more transmissible and more lethal to humans is gain-of-function research, whatever label they slap on the grant paperwork. He knew what he funded. He knew what it was. He lied to Congress anyway.

On July 29, we will get to the bottom of what really happened.