MS NOW/SnapStreamBefore Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing after the release of his diaries from the pandemic, Wednesday’s Morning Joe gave a preview of the hearing where 8 AM host Jonathan Lemire defended Fauci and called much of it “taken out of context.” Just as the Senate hearing was set to begin, Lemire introduced the hearing as “Fauci is expected to face some tough questions about the origins of COVID-19 and the federal government's response to the virus.” On Wednesday, Morning Joe finally reported on the Fauci diary release before he appeared at a Senate hearing and pleaded the Fifth. Unsurprisingly, Jonathan Lemire defended Fauci and his diaries, as he said: "Some of this is being taken out of context." In a continued cherry-picked defense of the diaries, Lemire continued and talked about Fauci’s pandemic worries and conversations with President Trump.