Gabbard Leaves With a Bang, Blowing the Lid Off Fauci's COVID Cover-Up

Thursday was Tulsi Gabbard's last day as the Director of National Intelligence, as she departs the Trump administration to address her husband's battle with bone cancer. While the tussle over her replacement proceeds, Gabbard made a point on her way out the door to continue the push for transparency, exposing something most people who were paying attention during the COVID-19 pandemic (and not sporting partisan blinders) have long believed true: Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), sits at the heart of an insidious cover-up regarding the origins of the virus and the dangerous research that led to it, which he helped fund and direct.

Today, on my final day as Director of National Intelligence, I’m releasing never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Dr. Fauci provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, worked with politicized elements… pic.twitter.com/ZMdliW4zyS

— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) June 19, 2026

Today, on my final day as Director of National Intelligence, I’m releasing never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Dr. Fauci provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, worked with politicized elements within the Intelligence Community to suppress the truth about his actions and hide the virus’ lab-leak origins, and lied to Congress while under oath in 2024. It’s time you know the truth.

RedState was most certainly paying attention during the pandemic and covered the misdirection and deception regarding its origins and the gain-of-function research being conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology extensively. Our Scott Hounsell, in particular, did yeoman's work (and then some), digging deep and fighting to expose the lies we were being fed by Fauci and his cohorts. You can see all of his work on the topic collected HERE.

In the short video accompanying her announcement of the document release, Gabbard lays it all out, including a press release from her office that provides further insight into just Fauci's tangled web. 

WASHINGTON D.C. — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)—work which is now widely viewed as the source of the unintentional lab leak that sparked the pandemic.

Here are some of the key points set forth in the release: 

• Fauci’s close IC relationships enabled him to assume three key roles during the pandemic that shielded him from scrutiny as he wielded outsized influence.
  • Fauci funded risky coronavirus research linked to big pharma and the pursuit of “universal vaccines” worth trillions of dollars.
  • Fauci was the behind-the-scenes advisor who, with his hand-picked experts, pushed the IC to endorse a natural, animal origin to hide his dangerous research.
  • Fauci became the nation’s pandemic “pundit” and publicly pushed lies, disinformation, and censorship.
• Fauci’s Relationship With The Intelligence Community Drove Intelligence & Public Narratives
  • Throughout the pandemic, Fauci and politicized leaders within the IC created a self-serving circular reporting loop. He provided hand-picked NIAID-funded scientists to advise the IC. This input shaped official intelligence assessments, which were then publicly cited as scientific consensus to refute the lab-leak theory.
  • According to hundreds of reviewed emails, the IC almost always incorporated his recommendations. Fauci promoted a fraudulent paper, whose publication he helped prompt, as legitimate information for Intelligence Community consideration. Senior analysts praised Fauci not as a “policymaker,” but as an unbiased guide to “the real coronavirus experts”—while ignoring experts who might dissent from Fauci’s narratives.

On top of his manipulation of IC assessments, Fauci lied to Congress, testifying in 2024 before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic that he had not "to my knowledge" spoken with any U.S. Intelligence agency about COVID. 

What's worse, those within the IC who challenged Fauci's assertions regarding the origins of the virus were the subject of retaliation:

• A contractor was terminated just days after coming forward to ODNI as a whistleblower.
• Managers reminded analysts who advocated for the lab-leak hypothesis that leadership would determine which analysts would be promoted. The message was clear: disagreement with the manipulated finding would derail careers.
• Senior leaders allegedly set up roadblocks for whistleblowers, removing anonymity from the complaint process by insisting managers or attorneys be present at ODNI meetings, creating an atmosphere of intimidation.

New 'Lancet' Letter Says There's No Direct Evidence COVID-19 Originated Naturally

Thursday's release was met with praise by many, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who himself has pushed ceaselessly for Fauci (and others) to be held accountable for their misdeeds and lies. 

On her last day, @DNIGabbard drops a bombshell with even more evidence of Fauci’s collusion with a politicized intelligence community.

This release includes additional documents revealing the truth about the lab-leak origins and Fauci’s lies to Congress under oath.

I’ve… https://t.co/DuoECGfP0Q

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) June 19, 2026

On her last day, @DNIGabbard drops a bombshell with even more evidence of Fauci’s collusion with a politicized intelligence community.

This release includes additional documents revealing the truth about the lab-leak origins and Fauci’s lies to Congress under oath.

I’ve referred Fauci to the DOJ MULTIPLE times for criminal prosecution over his web of lies. Thank you, Director Gabbard. 

More to come.

Elon Musk's observation following Thursday's release probably best sums it all up:

Fauci committed so many evil crimes https://t.co/jXsZCtSjeg

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2026

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