Republicans renew attacks on disease expert after emails released

Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Pool/AP)

Republicans have renewed attacks on US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci after the release of a trove of his emails.

On conservative news channels, Dr Fauci – who now serves as US president Joe Biden’s pandemic adviser – has been pilloried as a liar who misled the American people about the origins of Covid-19 to protect the Chinese government.