The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is hearing testimony Wednesday from an alleged CIA whistleblower who reportedly will detail a deep-state conspiracy to mislead the public on the origins of COVID.
It’s part of Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul’s efforts to bring Dr. Anthony Fauci to justice for what Paul believes are a series of lies, cover-ups, and deceits during his tyrannical tenure as Biden’s Chief Medical Advisor to the President.
"The DOJ may never act, but the American people know the truth: Fauci misled and defrauded this country," Paul wrote on X. "I won't stop uncovering the truth around the great COVID cover-up. That's why I will have a whistleblower testify before my committee this Wednesday."
However, the whistleblower’s appearance has caused a war of words between GOP lawmakers and the CIA, as Fox News’ Bill Melugin reported:
BREAKING: CIA statement to @FoxNews on the active CIA employee testifying in the Senate Homeland Security Committee this AM on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic & a possible government coverup.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 13, 2026
“The Committee acted in bad faith by subpoenaing an Agency officer for testimony…
BREAKING: CIA statement to @FoxNews on the active CIA employee testifying in the Senate Homeland Security Committee this AM on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic & a possible government coverup.
“The Committee acted in bad faith by subpoenaing an Agency officer for testimony today without notifying CIA, despite having already obtained closed-door testimony from the individual previously. The witness testifying today is not appearing as a whistleblower in pursuit of the truth, but instead in response to the subpoena issued by Chairman Paul.
This proceeding amounts to nothing more than dishonest political theater masquerading as a congressional hearing. As the CIA has already assessed, COVID-19 most likely originated from a lab leak, and efforts to undermine that conclusion are disingenuous.” – Liz Lyons, CIA Director of Public Affairs
Those are pretty harsh words — and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) quickly struck back:
JUST NOW: Senator Ron Johnson fires back at the CIA for claiming the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is acting in bad faith for its COVID cover-up hearing.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 13, 2026
"This is not political theater. I have years and years and years of built up frustration of… pic.twitter.com/2rvrPVxP10
JUST NOW: Senator Ron Johnson fires back at the CIA for claiming the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is acting in bad faith for its COVID cover-up hearing.
"This is not political theater. I have years and years and years of built up frustration of agencies like the CIA, Department of Justice, the FBI, HHS snubbing our oversight, giving us the big middle finger."
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What did the Democrats have to say? Nothing, of course, because they couldn’t be bothered to show up. Exposing the abuses of the pandemic era is not in their interests, because they were behind most of the examples of egregious overreach.
NEW: There are zero Democrats from the Senate Homeland Security Committee present for opening statements as an active CIA employee testifies before the committee about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic & a U.S. government coverup.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 13, 2026
GOP Senators here include Moody, Moreno,…
NEW: There are zero Democrats from the Senate Homeland Security Committee present for opening statements as an active CIA employee testifies before the committee about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic & a U.S. government coverup.
GOP Senators here include Moody, Moreno, Paul, Johnson, & Ernst.
There is sure to be more news coming out of this hearing as lawmakers probe the activities of Fauci et al. I have long believed that the COVID dictatorship at both the state and federal levels was one of the most egregious power grabs and assaults on our liberty that our country has ever seen, so I welcome serious investigations into what actually happened — and who was responsible.
However, I would certainly rather see the CIA and the House Republicans working together as a team instead of feuding.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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