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Dr. David Morens, a former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee and top advisor to the agency’s former head Dr. Anthony Fauci, was indicted on Tuesday for attempting to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests in connection with COVID-19 research grants.
The criminal charges come after Dr. Morens was caught allegedly trying to cover up the origins of COVID, specifically hiding evidence showing the virus leaked from the infamous lab in Wuhan, China.
BREAKING: A former senior advisor to Anthony Fauci has been INDICTED for his role in the COVID-19 coverup
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 28, 2026
This guy might throw Anthony Fauci under the BUS đź‘€
David Morens and his co-conspirators FALSIFIED records in an effort to SUPPRESS the lab-leak theory, and used his… pic.twitter.com/5Wp9oc3N6y
The 78-year-old Maryland resident is being charged with “conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting.”
According to the DOJ, an unnamed co-conspirator rewarded Morens with wine and fancy dinners in exchange for the doctor getting a prominent medical journal to push the theory that COVID originated naturally, countering the lab-leak theory.
Dr. Morens also testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2024, admitting he used a private email account and “backchannels” to help Fauci and the EcoHealth Alliance dodge Freedom of Information Act requests.
The doctor also allegedly helped his friend Dr. Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance get its government funding reinstated.
The Brownstone Institute wrote in 2024, “Daszak admitted to working with Morens to reinstate federal funding for EcoHealth. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA.) asked Daszak, ‘Were you aware that Dr. David Morens was communicating with you on his personal Gmail account to avoid FOIA and public accountability?’ Daszak responded that these communications were just related to ‘personal matters.’ Rep. McCormick followed up, ‘Personal matters about reinstating a public grant.’ Daszak argued that the conversations were about ‘personal and security issues’ rather than ‘political security issues’ because he only asked for ‘advice as a friend and colleague.’ But Morens was not a colleague; he was part of the apparatus that funded Daszak’s enterprise through taxpayer money.”
“These allegations represent a profound abuse of trust at a time when the American people needed it most — during the height of a global pandemic,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said this week. “As alleged in the indictment, Dr. Morens and his co-conspirators deliberately concealed information and falsified records in an effort to suppress alternative theories regarding the origins of COVID-19. Government officials have a solemn duty to provide honest, well-grounded facts and advice in service of the public interest — not to advance their own personal or ideological agendas.”
FBI Director Kash Patel stated, “Circumventing records protocols with the intention of avoiding transparency is something that will not be tolerated by this FBI. Not only did Morens allegedly engage in the illegal obfuscation of his communications, but he received kickbacks for doing so. If you have engaged in activity conspiring against the United States, we will not stop until you face justice.”
In May of 2024, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) discussed Morens’ illegal activities, explaining, “It’s a felony to destroy records. It’s a felony to destroy evidence. And, so without question, Morens has admitted in his emails that he was destroying evidence. And, he says in all likelihood Tony Fauci was too. Essentially David Morens is Anthony Fauci’s Michael Cohen. He’s the fixer. He’s the guy that is the backchannel… He’s taking information that can be shredded and destroyed to Anthony Fauci outside of the system.”
Dr. Morens’ agenda to silence those pushing the lab-leak theory extended to online censorship that was widespread during the pandemic.
The 2022 release of the Twitter Files exposed the social media site for engaging in content moderation at the direction and request of federal and state agencies, the State Department, and intelligence agencies during the COVID pandemic.
It’s possible that Dr. Fauci could be the next NIAID official to be indicted as records obtained by House Republicans revealed the ex-NIAID head instructed David Morens to encourage Big Tech crack down on the lab-leak hypothesis.
Reclaim The Net reported in 2024, “The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) non-profit has sent a letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci and several medical and other US officials, as well as to Google, making sure they are formally notified of their obligations to preserve communications records. The records in question are relevant to a major First Amendment case alleging collusion between the government and tech companies, Murthy v. Missouri (formerly Missouri v. Biden), which is currently in the US Supreme Court.”
“Those named in the letter are former chief medical adviser to President Biden Dr. Anthony Fauci, his colleague from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (that Fauci headed during the pandemic) Dr. David Morens, Adam Kirschner of the US State Department, and Google General Counsel Halimah DeLaine Prado, among others,” the outlet wrote.
Time will tell if Dr. Morens ends up being convicted and held accountable for his reported criminal activity and whether Dr. Anthony Fauci will soon face justice.
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