thank you. i am trace gallagher and for martha maccallum. house republicans railing and his response over the pandemic. it is called the scandal of the pandemic. first, hunter biden in court today for the first of his 2 federal trials this 1 on untried gun charges a delaware. he pleaded not guilty in both cases after a plea deal with the feds fell apart last year. he is now facing a total of more than 100 more than 40 years in prison. the first lady in the courtroom today. the president is not there but put out a statement saying he loves and respects his son. fox news legal editor carrie bob is standing by. burst to the justice correspondent davis is at the courthouse in wilmington. good afternoon. reporter: good afternoon trace. president biden is about 15 minutes from here at the biden s wilmington home getting updates from aid and staying in close contact with the trace: first lady and others. he will speak with hunter several times a day for updates. they are s
smugly after all the lives his guidance ruined and just say maybe they were just not following the sides changes its ins infuriating to so many americans. trace: i want up with the first sound bite, this is him today saying he never tried to downplay the lab leak theory. listen to what he says. dew you agree there was a push to downplay the lab leak theory? not on my. part really? really. wow. now let s rewind the clock little bit this is february 2020 where fauci is talking on a podcast and being asked about this theory. look. there is a sort of urban legend that there is a biological warfare centre in wuhan and the coronavirus escape from that period do you have any sense of where it probably came from?