Because in this specific instance, they are insulated from Fauci. If he goes down for this it's relatively "contained" and it'll bounce off the normies as something unrelated to whatever he said about covid.
If he goes down for Gain-of-function fuckery, they in discovery they can follow the "why, for who, and for how much" to lead back to his handlers. It'll hurt the narrative and it'll be harder for normies to hang onto his every decree.
In one crime he's just a mean cold blooded killer, in the other he's a mean cold blooded killer AND a liar working his part in a larger conspiracy.
Because in this specific instance, they are insulated from Fauci. If he goes down for this it's relatively "contained" and it'll bounce off the normies as something unrelated to whatever he said about covid.
If he goes down for Gain-of-function fuckery, they in discovery they can follow the "why, for who, and for how much" to lead back to his handlers. It'll hurt the narrative and it'll be harder for normies to hang onto his every decree.
In one crime he's just a mean cold blooded killer, in the other he's a mean cold blooded killer AND a liar working his part in a larger conspiracy.