Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released never before seen documents revealing Dr. Anthony Fauci’s direct involvement in funding the dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab that sparked the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
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The newly declassified internal communications show that the former NIAID director directed millions of taxpayer dollars to the Wuhan Institute of Virology to conduct research on bat coronaviruses, and the intelligence community usually followed his recommendations.
“The COVID-19 pandemic caused tremendous hardship and pain for millions of our fellow Americans and for countless people around the world,” Gabbard said in a video statement, Thursday night. “After years of lies, censorship, and cover-ups, the American people deserve transparency, truth, and accountability.”
The files also expose Fauci’s efforts to suppress information and manipulate intelligence assessments regarding the lab-leak.
Gabbard also accused Fauci of lying to Congress in 2024, when under oath he denied knowledge of or participation in discussions with intelligence officials about viral research.
“The tactics used to hide the truth are straight from the deep state playbook: politicized self-serving leaders like Dr. Fauci covered up their own wrongdoing and abuses of power, manipulated intelligence, lied to Congress, and undermined a duly elected President by restricting his access to vital facts,” Gabbard said.
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“We also received testimony from multiple Intelligence Community whistleblowers who reported retaliation for challenging the Intelligence Community’s manipulation of intelligence on the virus’s origins,” she added.
Gabbard said the documents show a “clear pattern of suppressing dissent, silencing critics, and burying the truth.”
On his last day in office, Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Fauci, along with Gen. Mark Milley, and members of Congress and D.C. law enforcement who were involved in the January 6 select committee investigation.
In a surprising move last month, Gabbard submitted her resignation, saying she needed to step away from her role due to her husband’s “extremely rare” bone cancer diagnosis.
Gabbard served her last day as director of national intelligence on Thursday, teeing up President Trump’s firebrand Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte to come in as acting director.
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The ODNI Fauci files are below:
